Capsicum/Bell Pepper is used in many dishes from sambar to salad and is available in many colours. Here is Kudamilagai Puli Pachadi (Capsicum/Bell Pepper in Sweet and Sour Sauce). I used green colour bell pepper to make this pachadi, but any colour can be used. This sweet and sour pachadi, goes well as a side dish.
Capsicum is known as Kudamilagai (குடமிளகாய்) in Tamil and as Shimla Mirch in Hindi.
Ingredients
- Chopped bell pepper – one cup
- Tamarind – gooseberry size (soaked and juice extracted)
- Mustard – 1 teaspoon
- Turmeric powder – pinch
- Jaggery or sugar – as per taste
- Curry leaves – few
- Salt – as per need
- Oil – 1 teaspoon
- To dry roast and powder
- Red chilli – 3 no
- Fenugreek seeds – quarter teaspoon
- Asafetida – generous pinch
Method
- Dry roast and coarsely grind the given ingredients.
- Heat a pan with oil and do the seasoning with mustard; then add curry leaves, chopped capsicum and fry for few seconds.
- Add turmeric powder, salt and fry.
- When capsicum is half done, add tamarind juice and keep cooking till the capsicum is soft.
- Now add dry roasted and ground powder; break jaggery into small pieces and add.
- Cook for few minutes till all mix well.
- Serve as a side dish.
Tips
- Here I have used a type of jaggery called ‘achu vellam’ (அச்சு வெல்லம்) in Tamil.
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Capsicum sweet n sour sauce,is another good recipe for capsicum lovers,looks yum.
i made this yesterday, it was really nice. the dry chilli and methi seeds powder gives it an excellent aroma.
i just made it for lunch..its yummy..my hub loved it
Simple ingredients
Being in Finland i cannot get many spices or coconut etc 
But this makes a BEST TREAT with the ingredients in my reach. I cooked this and obviously my hubby loved it.