Monday, November 30, 2020

Capsicum Raita | Bellpepper Raita

Capsicum Raita, a simple and delicious side dish made from curd and bell pepper/capsicum. In Tamilnadu, onion raita is quite a staple raita and it's widely served as a side dish for biryani, parotta and chapathi both in restaurants and in houses. Also, in South Tamilnadu and in Kerala, we're making "Thayir pachadi" with a lot of country vegetables like ash gourd, cucumber and okra which is somewhat similar to raita.

Coming to today's recipe, here i have used a combination of yellow and orange capsicum, but you can use a single color or any of your favorite colors. If you like capsicum flavor, then you must give this raita a try, it's simply awesome and tastes great as a side dish for all types of rotis ! Now let's check out the recipe.

Capsicum Raita

Preparation Time : 5 mins | Cooking Time : 5 mins | Serves : 2
Recipe Category: Raita | Recipe Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients

Capsicum - 1/4 cup(chopped)

Green Chili - 1

Curd - 1/2 cup

Coriander leaves - few

Salt - to taste

Garam Masala - 1/4 tsp(optional)

Oil - 1/2 tsp

Mustard & urad dal - 1/4 tsp

Procedure

Chop the capsicum and green chili into small pieces. Take the curd in a bowl and add enough salt and whisk it well. Heat the pan with oil, add mustard and urad dal. Let the mustard splutters.

Then add the capsicum and green chilies with a pinch of salt. Saute till the capsicum are soft. Let it cool a bit, then add into the curd along with chopped coriander leaves. Mix it well.

Tasty Capsicum Raita is ready to serve.

Notes:

You can use any color of capsicum in this recipe.
I haven't used the garam masala, but for more flavor, you can add some garam masala while sauteing.

Wednesday, February 7, 2018

Red Bell Pepper Chutney | Capsicum Chutney | Chutney Recipe

Red Capsicum/Bell pepper Chutney is one of my favorite chutney to have with my dosa and idli. Generally i like the flavor of capsicum and love to add way more in my pizza & pasta, so no surprise,i do like this chutney. First time, i came to know about this chutney when i was browsing through pinterest, the vibrant color of this chutney really caught my attention, ever since i'm making this chutney regularly at my home as the side dish for idly/dosa.

So far i have tried this chutney with both red & green color bell pepper and each of them have their unique flavor and good on its own, but my personal favorite is red bell pepper chutney. Not only it looks vibrant, the flavor from the red bell pepper is so wonderful and making you wanting more & more. Either with spongy idly or crispy dosa, it tastes absolutely delicious. Though i have prepared various chutney at home regularly, just now i realized, that i hardly post any chutney recipe here, will try to post more simple chutney recipe that goes well with idly/dosa.

Red Bell Pepper Chutney

Preparation Time : 5 mins | Cooking Time : 10 mins | Serves : 2 to 3
Recipe Category: Chutney | Recipe Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients
Red capsium/bell pepper - 2(small)
Chana dal - 2 tsp
Red chili - 2
Tomato - 1
Pearl onion - 2
Garlic - 1
Sesame oil - 1 tsp
Salt - to taste
To Temper
Sesame oil - 1/2 tsp
Mustard - 1/4 tsp
Curry leaves - few

Procedure

Cut the capsicum into small chunks and discard the seeds. Then cut the tomato into small pieces and take all other ingredients as ready.Heat the oil in a pan, add chana dal and red chili, roast till the dal becomes golden brown.

Remove from heat and add into mixie jar. Then add the onion & garlic in the same pan and sauté if for 30 secs, then add capsicum and sauté it for 2 mins.

Now add the tomatoes and sauté till it becomes mushy. Remove from heat and let it cool completely.

First grind the dal and red chili into coarse mixture, then add the sautéed veggies into the mixie jar.

Add the required salt and grind into smooth paste(water from the tomato is enough to grind into smooth paste). Transfer into the bowl, temper the ingredients listed under "To Temper" and add into the chutney.

Colorful and Flavorful chutney is ready. Serve it with idly/dosa. We had it with cone dosa!!!