How to Cook Paneer-Stuffed Peppers

Serves: 4-8

Preparation time: 10 mins

Cooking time: 50 mins

Ingredients needed to make Paneer-Stuffed Peppers:

• 9 oz paneer or whole milk ricotta
• 4 large red bell peppers, stemmed, deseeded and halved
• 3 large tomatoes, chopped
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 ½ oz green beans, chopped
• 2 tsp fresh ginger, finely chopped
• One handful fresh cilantro, chopped
• 2 handfuls frozen peas
• 5 tbsp double cream
• 1 ¼ tsp cumin seeds
• ½ tsp ground turmeric
• 1 ½ tsp garam masala
• 2 tsp ground coriander
• ½ tsp red chili powder
• Salt to taste
• 4 tbsp vegetable oil
• 3 ½ fl oz water

Cooking instructions for Paneer-Stuffed Peppers:

• Warm up your oven to 375 degrees F.
• Lay out the halved peppers onto a baking pan and smother it with a tbsp oil oil.
• Roast them in the oven for 25 minutes or until they turn soft; set aside once cooked to desired doneness.
• Drizzle rest of the oil in a saucepan and heat until it shimmers.
• Throw in the cumin seeds and stir fry for half a minute or until they give out a pleasant, spicy aroma.
• Stir in the chopped onion and sauté for 3-4 minutes, while stirring from time to time, until it caramelizes.
• Scatter the tomatoes, beans, peas and ginger into it and sprinkle a dash of salt as well as ground spices over them.
• Stir them all together until mixed well and cook for 10 minutes or until the tomatoes are softened enough to appear mushy.
• Crumble the paneer or ricotta into the mixture and give them a nice stir to mix well.
• Cook the mixture until it starts simmering and continue to do so for a couple of minutes.
• Whisk in the double cream and continue to simmer until warmed through.
• Sprinkle the chopped cilantro on top and simmer the sauce for 5 minutes, while splashing water into it at times to prevent it from drying out.
• Cook until most of the liquid is absorbed.
• Warm up the grill to maximum heat.
• Meanwhile, spoon small portion of the cooked paneer into the roasted pepper halves and grill them until the stuffing turn golden.
• Arrange them onto serving plates and serve warm.

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