Stuffed Green Bell Peppers (Bharwa Shimla Mirch)
Stuffed Green Bell Peppers (Bharwa Shimla Mirch) is a delicious dish with bell peppers and stuffed with pottaoes and cheese seasoned with exotic spices.
Servings: 9 bell peppers
Calories: 161kcal
Ingredients
For Stuffing
- 1 cup cottage cheese (paneer)grated
- 3 - 4 potatoes large
- 5-6 green chilies finely chopped
- ½ tsp turmeric powder
- 2 tsp coriander powder
- ¼ tsp dry mango or amchur powder
- ¼ tsp garam masala
- 1 onion medium diced
- ¼ cup coriander leaves finely chopped
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste
For the Peppers
- 8-10 Bell peppers scooped and cleaned , base cut
- 3 tbsp Oil
- 2 tbsp Potato cheese stuffing
Instructions
To make the stuffing
- Boil and mash the potatoes
- Grate the cheese and keep aside
- In a deep bottom pan heat oil
- Add cumin seeds and sautee onions
- Add green chillies
- Add all the spice powders turmeric, cumin powder, coriander powder, amchur, garam masala
- Add salt, cheese and coriander leaves
Cook the Peppers
- Cut the bell peppers stalk and scoop out the insides. Cut the base of the bell pepper evenly so it can sit on the pan while cooking
- Fill the potato cheese filling till the top
- Heat a pan with oil , place the peppersand cover the lid .Ccook on low to medium heat
- Check every five minutes and turn to cook on all sides .Finally cook it upside down carefully turning with a spoon and fork .
- After about 25 minutes take it out into a serving dish .
Nutrition
Serving: 25g | Calories: 161kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 4mg | Sodium: 425mg | Potassium: 575mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 3376IU | Vitamin C: 154mg | Calcium: 42mg | Iron: 1mg
