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Here is the simple and quick stir-fry Bell Pepper/Capsicum recipe with step by step pictures. Generally many people dislike capsicum flavor including me but this style of cooking capsicum with gram flour will change your view towards capsicum vegetable.

Gram flour is also called as besan flour, bengal gram flour or chickpea flour. You don’t need to buy any heavy ingredients from the market for this recipe you can cook this with in-house ingredients.

This simple colorful stir-fry capsicum goes well with Naan, Chapatti, pulka or rice.

How to make stir-fry capsicum recipe with images

Print Recipe 5 from 2 votes Capsicum recipe with Gram flour | Capsicum masala Prep Time 5 mins Cook Time 15 mins Total Time 20 mins Servings: 2 people Ingredients 2 tablespoons oil

1 teaspoon mustard Seeds / rai

1 teaspoon cumin seeds / jeera

1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder

1 teaspoon red chili powder according to your taste

1/2 tablespoons salt according to your taste

4 tablespoons gram flour / besan

4-5 cloves garlic

1 onion medium size

3 capsicum big size

coriander optional Instructions Finely Chop capsicum, onion and garlic cloves. Chopping veggies finely is necessary to add proper texture to this stir-fry recipe.

Heat oil in a pan on medium flame and add mustard seeds and cummin seeds, and allow them to crackle.

Now add chopped garlic and fry them till they are light brown in color. Add onions and pinch of salt and saute it.

When onions are slightly cooked and transparent add turmeric power, red chili powder and stir it for few seconds.

Add capsicum. Add salt according to your taste and stir it.

Close the pan and allow capsicum to cook on medium flame. It takes 7 to 8 minutes approximately. Keep stirring in between so that it will not stick to pan. If by chance you are not using non-stick pan and vegetable mixture is sticking to pan, add 2 table spoons of water to the mixture.

When capsicum is about to cook, add gram flour(besan) and stir it continuously by spatula for 2 minutes

Add fresh coriander leaves to capsicum masala and serve it.

1. Finely Chop capsicum, onion and garlic cloves. Chopping veggies finely is necessary to add proper texture to this stir-fry recipe.





2. Heat oil in a pan on medium flame and add mustard seeds, cummin seeds and allow them to crackle.





3. Now add chopped garlic and fry them till they are light brown in color. Add onions and pinch of salt and saute it.





4. When onions are slightly cooked and transparent add turmeric power, red chili powder and stir it for a second.





5. Add capsicum.

6. Add salt according to your taste and stir it.





7. Close the pan and allow capsicum to cook on medium flame. It takes 7 to 8 minutes approximately. Keep stirring in between so that it will not stick to pan.

9. If by chance you are not using non-stick pan and vegetable mixture is sticking to pan, add 2 table spoons of water to the mixture.

10. When capsicum is about to cook, add gram flour (besan) and stir it continuously by spatula for 2 minutes. If you find the mixture too dry then add 2 tbsp water (I don’t prefer to add water as I like original texture).





11. Add fresh coriander leaves to vegetable and serve it.





FAQ

1. Can we use red peppers or yellow peppers for the capsicum recipe?

Yes. I have used green capsicum while making the recipe but there are variety of colors available in capsicum vegetable like yellow, red, you can use any of them.

2. Is capsicum keto?

Capsicum/bell peppers are low in carbs so they are keto friendly.

Capsicums/ bell peppers are rich source of vitamin A and C. They are also excellent source of dietary fiber, vitamin E, B6 and folate.

Gram flour has less calories than regular flour. To check more about health benefits of capsicum.

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