Indian Style Stuffed & Pan Fried Green Peppers
Small green peppers stuffed with a sweet, salty and slightly sweet mix of chickpea flour and Indian spices and then pan fried till done.
By Exeter Produce
Aug 05, 2025Prep Time
45Cook Time
30Servings
4Nutritional Info
Ind
Ingredients
1/4 kg mini green bell peppers (about 20 or so)
2 to 3 tbsps oil
1 1/2 tsps mustard seeds
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 1/2 tsps black gram lentils
2 sprigs curry leaves
For the filling:
1 cup chickpea flour (besan)
1/4 tsp asafoetida
1/4 tsp smallturmeric powder
1 tsp cumin powder
1/2 tsp red chilli powder (or more if you prefer)
1/2 tsp carom seeds (ajwain)
1 tsp powdered jaggery (optional)
2 to 3 tbsps finely chopped fresh coriander
to taste Salt
3 tbsps oil
Method
Start off by preparing the chillies/ peppers. Wash and dry them and then, using a short bladed sharp knife, remove the stem and the seeds. It's a good idea to keep the hole on the top of the chillies/ peppers on the smaller side and try to keep them whole otherwise. If you're using a long variety of chilli/ pepper, then keep the stems intact but make a lengthwise slit and remove the seeds without breaking the chillies. If there's any filling left over keep aside.
Now prepare the filling. Put all the ingredients for the filling in a bowl and mix them well together with a fork, or the tips of your fingers. Gently, put this filling into the prepared chillies/ peppers and then keep them aside.
Then heat the oil in a frying pan and turn down the heat to medium. Then add the mustard seeds. When they splutter, add the cumin seeds and the black gram lentils. Stir for a minute or so until the lentils start turning golden in colour (don't let them brown) and add the curry leaves. Add any left over filling to the pan and stir a couple of times.
Gently place the filled chillies/ peppers in the frying pan with their tops facing upwards. Turn down the heat to low, cover the pan and let them cook turning them gently so that they cook evenly without the filling coming out. You can sprinkle a handful of water after about 10 minutes if you feel it is necessary.
Once they're done, gently transfer them to a serving dish and serve as a side with rice or chapatis.
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