Baked green and red peppers stuffed with spicy potato and peas filling.

Recipe Snapshot

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  • Yield: 2
  • Category: Recipes
  • Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients

  • 2 large peppers (green or red)
  • oil (to brush the pepper)

Stuffing

  • 3 potatoes (medium, boiled)
  • ¼ cup green peas
  • ¼ tsp cumin powder
  • ½ tsp coriander powder
  • ¼ tsp red chili powder (or to taste)
  • ¼ tsp garam masala
  • ¼ tsp dry mango powder
  • 2 tbsp chopped cilantro leaves
  • 2 tsp oil
  • mozzarella cheese (to sprinkle on top)
  • salt (to taste)

Method

  1. Cut the peppers into half, remove the seeds and set aside.
  2. Boil the potatoes and mash them using a potato masher.
  3. Add cumin powder, coriander powder, garam masala powder, red chilli powder, dry mango powder, salt to the mashed potatoes and mix.
  4. Drizzle 2 tsp of oil and also add in the peas and chopped coriander leaves. The stuffing mixture is now ready.
  5. Take enough of the potato mixture and stuff the pepper with it.
  6. Sprinkle some cheese on top (optional)
  7. Brush the stuffed peppers with little oil and place them on a baking tray.
  8. Bake at 350 F degrees for 25-30 minutes or till the peppers have softened.
  9. Serve hot with any Indian flatbread.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.