Onion Capsicum Curry Recipe | Capsicum Masala Gravy - Cook with Kushi (2024)

Onion Capsicum Curry is a simple and easy-make spicy vegetarian dish prepared in less than 20 minutes. Serve this masala as a side with chapati, roti, poori, dosa, or steamed rice for a complete meal.

Recipe card

Capsicum masala for roti, chapati, poori, rice

• Capsicum curry is a flavorful dhaba-style Indian dish in which capsic*ms are cooked in a flavored onion-tomato gravy. This capsicum masala curry is simple and can be served for any meal.
• Serve it for breakfast with neer dosa, ragi dosa, idiyappam, and poori.
• For a completely vegetarian meal, serve it with roti, chapati,naan,kulcha, or any Indian flatbread.

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Ingredients

Oil: I prefer vegetable or coconut oil. Use any oil of your choice.

Spices: Cumin, turmeric, hing, garam masala, and red chile powder are used. You can add coriander powder if needed.

Onion: 1 big onion or two medium onions, finely chopped.

Tomatoes: Use fresh tomatoes, tomato puree, or tomato ketchup. The taste will vary accordingly.

Capsicum: Use green, red, or yellow bell peppers. This is called donne menasinakai in Kannada, shimla mirch in Hindi.

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Step-by-step instructions

• Heat oil in a non-stick pan on medium flame. Add cumin seeds, turmeric powder, cashews, and hing, and saute until the cashews become light golden in color.
• Add onion, garlic, green chilies, ginger, and saute until onion becomes translucent for about6 to 8 minutes. You can add salt while sauteing the onion, as this makes it cook faster.
• Now, add chopped tomatoes and cook until they become soft.
• Add the capsicum, garam masala, red chile powder, water to achieve the desired consistency, and salt to taste, and cook for about 5 minutes until the capsicum is cooked.
• Simmer it for 3 to 5 minutes so that the flavors blend.
• I have served it with oats chapati. Serve hot with any Indian roti, chapati, poori, dosa, or steamed rice, and enjoy.

Tips

• You can substitute tomato ketchup with fresh tomatoes or vice versa. The taste may vary accordingly. Adding ketchup will give a hint of sweetness to the dish.
• Adjust green chilies and chile powder to the desired spiciness.
• I used one large onion and two medium-sized capsicum. Based on the size of the onion and capsicum, adjust spices and water.
• Use any colored capsicum or bell peppers while making this dish.

Variations

• Add boiled potatoes to make potato capsicum curry or aloo capsicum curry.
• Love paneer? Add paneer to make dhaba-style paneer capsicum masala curry.
• Add more tomatoes to make tomato capsicum curry.
• Add mushrooms to make mushroom capsicum masala, one of the tastiest gravies for serving with naan, roti, or chapati.
• Add spice powders like coriander and cumin for extra flavor.

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Note: We originally posted this capsicum masala recipe in Feb 2016. It has now been modified in Jan 2024 with Expert Chef Tips, FAQs, Storage Instructions, etc.

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