Capsicum Usili Recipe (Tamil Nadu Style Capsicum cooked with lentils spice mix)
A vegetarian Tamil Nadu recipe with yellow moong dal (split) - soaked for an hour, green bell pepper (capsicum) - finely chopped, dry red chillies - adjust. Ready in 35 min, serves 4.
Curated byKavya Sharma🇮🇳
Instructions
13 steps- 1
To begin making Capsicum Usili Recipe (Tamil Nadu Style Capsicum cooked with lentils spice mix), wash and soak the split moong dal for an hour
yellow moong dal (split) - soaked for an hour(1 cup) - 2
Drain the water and grind it along with red chillies, fennel seeds and little salt to a coarse mix using a mixer grinder, and keep it aside
dry red chillies - adjust(2)fennel seeds (saunf)(1 teaspoon)mustard seeds(1 teaspoon)salt - to taste - 3
Heat oil in a Pan/Kadai on a medium heat, add the mustard seeds and urad dal and let it splutter
fennel seeds (saunf)(1 teaspoon)mustard seeds(1 teaspoon)white urad dal (split)(1/2 teaspoon) - 4
Add the asafoetida and curry leaf
sprig curry leaves(1)pinch asafoetida (hing)(1) - 5
Now, add the capsicum, season with salt and stir it well
salt - to taste - 6
Let the capsicum cook for 3-4 minutes
- 7
Take this capsicum out in a bowl and keep aside
- 8
In the same pan add 2 tablespoons of oil and the coarsely ground moong dal mix
yellow moong dal (split) - soaked for an hour(1 cup) - 9
Cook until the moong dal mix is cooked well, stirring in between
yellow moong dal (split) - soaked for an hour(1 cup) - 10
This will take 6-7 minutes
- 11
Now add the sautéed capsicum to this moong dal mixture and give it a good stir
yellow moong dal (split) - soaked for an hour(1 cup) - 12
Simmer for another 5 minutes until the capsicum and the moong dal mixture is well combined
yellow moong dal (split) - soaked for an hour(1 cup) - 13
Switch off the flame and serve the Capsicum Usili Recipe along with Steamed Rice and Tomato Rasam or Thakkali Vengaya Kuzhambu recipe for a weeknight dinner
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Capsicum Usili Recipe (Tamil Nadu Style Capsicum cooked with lentils spice mix)
A vegetarian Tamil Nadu recipe with yellow moong dal (split) - soaked for an hour, green bell pepper (capsicum) - finely chopped, dry red chillies - adjust. Ready in 35 min, serves 4.
Curated byKavya Sharma🇮🇳
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Directions
13 steps- 1
To begin making Capsicum Usili Recipe (Tamil Nadu Style Capsicum cooked with lentils spice mix), wash and soak the split moong dal for an hour
yellow moong dal (split) - soaked for an hour(1 cup) - 2
Drain the water and grind it along with red chillies, fennel seeds and little salt to a coarse mix using a mixer grinder, and keep it aside
dry red chillies - adjust(2)fennel seeds (saunf)(1 teaspoon)mustard seeds(1 teaspoon)salt - to taste - 3
Heat oil in a Pan/Kadai on a medium heat, add the mustard seeds and urad dal and let it splutter
fennel seeds (saunf)(1 teaspoon)mustard seeds(1 teaspoon)white urad dal (split)(1/2 teaspoon) - 4
Add the asafoetida and curry leaf
sprig curry leaves(1)pinch asafoetida (hing)(1) - 5
Now, add the capsicum, season with salt and stir it well
salt - to taste - 6
Let the capsicum cook for 3-4 minutes
- 7
Take this capsicum out in a bowl and keep aside
- 8
In the same pan add 2 tablespoons of oil and the coarsely ground moong dal mix
yellow moong dal (split) - soaked for an hour(1 cup) - 9
Cook until the moong dal mix is cooked well, stirring in between
yellow moong dal (split) - soaked for an hour(1 cup) - 10
This will take 6-7 minutes
- 11
Now add the sautéed capsicum to this moong dal mixture and give it a good stir
yellow moong dal (split) - soaked for an hour(1 cup) - 12
Simmer for another 5 minutes until the capsicum and the moong dal mixture is well combined
yellow moong dal (split) - soaked for an hour(1 cup) - 13
Switch off the flame and serve the Capsicum Usili Recipe along with Steamed Rice and Tomato Rasam or Thakkali Vengaya Kuzhambu recipe for a weeknight dinner
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