STUFFED PEPPERS IN CREAMY TOMATO GRAVY
A delicious twist to the classic Italian dish, Crunchy jalapenos stuffed with Cottage cheese and simmered in Creamy tomato gravy.
Prep Time20 minutes mins
Cook Time20 minutes mins
Course: Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine: Indian
Keyword: Curry
Servings: 3 people
Author: Shravani Bachuwar
For stuffing
- 1 cup Cottage cheese/Paneer/Tofu grated
- 1 tsp Chili flakes
- ½ tsp Pepper powder
- Salt to taste
- 1 tbsp Cilantro finely chopped
- ¼ tsp Chili powder
- 1 tsp Coriander powder
- 1 tsp Garam masala
For gravy
- 1 medium Onion diced
- 3 medium Tomatoes diced
- 2 cloves Garlic
- ¼ tsp Chili flakes
- ¼ cup Heavy cream
- ¼ cup Milk
- ¼ tsp Chili powder
- Salt to taste
- 4 tbsp Olive oil extra virgin
- ½ tsp Dried fenugreek leaves
Prepping
Roughly chop the onion and tomatoes to big cubes and keep aside
Cut the Jalapeños and yellow chillies into two halves and deseed them and keep aside.
Now grate the Paneer(cottage cheese finely) and add chilli flakes, pepper powder, salt, finely chopped cilantro and mix everything and keep aside.
Stuffing and Roasting the peppers
Now take the halved peppers and stuff them with Paneer mixture and keep aside.
Now heat a wide pan and add 2 tbsp of olive oil and roast the stuffed peppers from both sides until light golden brown and keep aside.
Making the gravy
In the same pan add finely smashed garlic, roughly chopped onions and fry them until golden brown.
Now add in chopped tomatoes and fry them until they turn soft and mushy, transfer them to a wide plate to let them cool down to room temperature.
Now in the same pan add 2 tbsp of olive oil and once its hot add chilli flakes, pepper powder and fry for 10 seconds and then add 2 tbsp of water.
Now slowly add heavy cream and milk and keep stirring continuously to avoid sticking to the bottom of pan.
Take a blender jar and add roasted tomatoes and onions mixture and blend them to a fine puree and add them to the Cream heating up in the pan.
Now add in spices chilli powder, salt and roast until the gravy leaves oil on the sides, then add in roasted stuffed peppers and 1/4 cup of water and cover and cook for 5 min.
Turn off the heat when the peppers softens, and add crushed dried fenugreek leaves and serve them hot by with warm rice or flatbreads.