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Capsicum Nuts Masala

A rich side dish with Capsicum and nuts
Prep Time 20 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Cuisine North Indian
Servings 2 people

Ingredients
  

  • 1 ½ Capsicum cubed
  • 1 tbsp Peanuts
  • 1 tbsp Cashew nuts
  • 3 tsp Oil
  • 1 no Bay leaf
  • 3 nos Cloves
  • 1 tsp Cumin seeds
  • 1 tsp Red chilli powder
  • ½ tsp Garam masala
  • Salt As reqd

For gravy:

  • 1 no Onion roughly chopped, large
  • 1 no Tomato roughly chopped, large
  • 2 nos Garlic
  • ½ inch Ginger
  • 2 nos Chillies
  • 1 tsp Coriander seeds

Instructions
 

  • Heat the pan on a medium heat. Roast the peanuts and cashew nuts till they get light brown.
  • Let them cool and grind it to a fine powder.
  • Grind onion, tomato, green chillies, ginger and garlic and coriander seeds to a smooth paste without adding any water.
  • Heat 1 tsp of oil in a pan on medium heat and add cubed capsicum.
  • Cook till they are done 75%. Rest of cooking will be done in the gravy. Remove the cooked capsicum into a bowl.
  • Heat 2 tsp of oil in the same pan. Add bay leaf, cumin seeds and cloves. Let the cumin seeds sizzle.
  • Add onion tomato gravy. Mix well.
  • Cook till all the moisture from the gravy evaporates and the oil starts to leave from the sides of the pan.
  • Add chilli powder and salt. Mix well.
  • Add 1¼ cup of water. Mix well again. Allow it to boil.
  • Add nuts powder. Mix well.
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