How to make Stuffed Capsicum and Tomato in Gravy

Learn how to make Stuffed Capsicum and Tomato in Gravy. In Indian cuisine vegetables with gravy is in. So here it's a home made recipe for stuffed capsicum and tomato in gravy. It is a low oil and medium spicy recipe. And above all it is made in microwave so healthy and quick also.


Preparation time - 20 minutes
Cooking time - 12 minutes
Serves - 4 persons



Ingredients to make Stuffed Capsicum and Tomato in Gravy:


For stuffed capsicum:


3 green capsicum
1/2 cup boiled and mashed potato
1/4 cup boiled green peas
1 tea spoon roasted cumin powder
1/2 tea spoon crushed green chilly
1/2 tea spoon crushed ginger
1 table spoon chopped fresh coriander
1/4 tea spoon black pepper powder
Salt to taste

For stuffed tomato: 


3 big tomatoes
1 cup grated paneer - cottage cheese
1 tea spoon crushed green chilly
1 tea spoon chaat masala
1 table spoon freshly cut mint leaves
Salt to taste


For gravy:


2 cups tomato pure
1 cup coconut milk
1 tea spoon sugar (opt.)
1 tea spoon red chilly powder
1/2 tea spoon cumin seeds
4 to 5 cloves
3 to 4 whole dry red chilies
Salt to taste
1 table spoon oil

Method to make Stuffed capsicum and tomato in gravy:


for capsicum:

• Wash capsicum and put them on plate and cook for 3 minutes at MICRO HI.
• Cut capsicum from upper side and make them seedless.
• Mix all the ingredients of stuffing in a bowl and fill it properly in the capsicums.
• Keep a side.

For tomatoes:

• Repeat the same process for tomatoes, and make them seed less.
• Mix all the ingredients of tomato's stuffing in a bowl and stuff it in tomatoes properly.
• Keep a side.

For Gravy:

• Mix oil,cumin seeds, cloves, whole red chilly in a microwave proof flat dish and cook for 1 minute at MICRO HI.
• Add all the ingredients of gravy in that bowl and again cook for 2 minutes at MICRO HI.
• Add stuffed capsicums and tomatoes in it and cook for 5 to 6 minutes at MICRO HI.
• Garnish with finely chopped coriander.
• Hot and low cal Stuffed capsicum and tomato in gravy is ready to serve.

Tips:

• For making coconut milk crush fresh grated coconut with little water properly and than pass it through muslin cloth. (strain it.)
• This vegetable can be made with only tomato or only capsicum also.