Whenever I see Banana Pepper in the vegetable market, I’m tempted to buy. Mostly it is used to prepare Milagai Bajji. This time I wanted to prepare something different without deep frying.
Here is Paneer Stuffed Banana Pepper using minimum ingredients. Paneer is Indian version of cheese.
Ingredients
- Banana Pepper (long, straight) – 8 no
- Paneer (cottage cheese) – 100 grams
- Green chilli – 5 no
- Onion medium size – 1 no
- Garlic – 2 pods
- Coriander leaves – few strings
- Salt – as per taste
- Cooking oil – 1 tablespoon
Method
- Cut banana pepper lengthwise as shown in photograph below; remove the seeds and other soft parts from inside (keep some seeds and soft parts for stuffing); crumble paneer finely; chop green chilli, onion, garlic, coriander leaves finely.
- Paneer masala for stuffing: Heat a pan with one tablespoon of oil; add chopped onion and fry till it becomes transparent (do not add more oil in between, as paneer is likely to give out some moisture and fat when added).
- Add chopped green chilli, garlic and salt; fry for few seconds.
- Add part of the seeds and other soft parts removed from banana pepper; fry for few seconds.
- Now add crumbled paneer and stir for few seconds in low flame; add finally chopped coriander leaves, mix well (do not over cook) and remove; now paneer masala for stuffing is ready and let it cool down.
- Fill banana pepper with paneer masala evenly (do not over fill).
- Heat a flat pan and fry banana pepper in low flame with minimum oil; in between roll the banana pepper so that it is cooked evenly; remove when done.
- Tasty Paneer Stuffed Banana Pepper is ready. Serve hot as a side dish.
Tips
- Use long straight banana peppers to ensure uniform cooking all around.
- Avoid over filling of banana pepper with paneer masala, as it is likely to pop out while frying.
{ 4 comments… add one }
Wow stuffed banana peppers very inviting..
Wow looks super tempting…
ah! absolutely enticing.
Sounds delicious.