Anaheim Pepper Stir-fry

Anaheim pepper is a very mild variety of chili pepper. These peppers are mainly used in mexican dishes for stuffing the cheese and frying the same. In our cuisine, this is a perfect crunchy stir-fry for accompanying our rice dishes. With a few ingredients, you can make the mild peppers spicy and flavorful. Here goes the recipe, 

Ingredients:

4 Anaheim Peppers (de-seeded & chopped)

1/2 Red Onion (finely chopped)

5-6 Curry leaves

1/4tsp Turmeric powder

1tsp Coriander powder

1tbsp Masala powder

1/2tsp Cumin seeds

1/2tsp Mustard seeds

1/2tsp Urad dal

1tbsp Oil

Salt 

Masala powder:

4 dry red chilli

1/2tsp mustard seeds

1/2tsp Cumin seeds

1tbsp Coriander seeds

1tsp urad dal

2tbsp peanuts

6-7 curry leaves

• In a pan, dry roast the following in the same order: dry red chilli, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, coriander seeds, urad dal, peanuts and finally curry leaves.
• Now let the mixture cool and coarse grind it.

How to:

• Heat oil in a pan, add the mustard seeds, cumin seeds and urad dal.

• Then add the onions and curry leaves, followed by salt and turmeric powder.

• Now add the coriander powder, saute for a min and add the peppers.

• Add another pinch of salt and the masala powder and cook for 3-4 mins or until the peppers are tender.

• Check salt for taste and switch off.

• Serve hot with dal or sambar rice.