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Bharela Marcha - Stuffed Peppers

Bharela Marcha Nu Shaak – Stuffed Peppers with toasted ground peanuts, chickpea flour, sesame seeds and dry spices make this dish delicious dish. I chop up bell peppers because the ones we find here in US, are huge. So, it’s easier to serve when they are chopped in cubes.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Course: dinner, Lunch
Cuisine: Indian
Keyword: batetanushaak, Bell peppers, Bharela Marcha, Bharela Marcha nu Shaak, gluten free, indian, Marcha nu Shaak, Stuffed Peppers, vegan
Servings: 4 servings
Author: Devangi Raval

Ingredients

  • 2 medium bell peppers any color
  • ¼ cup chickpea flour
  • ½ - ¾ cup roasted ground peanuts
  • 1 tbsp sesame seeds
  • 4 tbsp neutral oil
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • 1/8 tsp asafoetida
  • 3 cloves garlic grated
  • 2 tsp coriander-cumin powder
  • 1 tsp red chili powder
  • 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
  • ½ tsp garam masala
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 tsp sugar optional
  • 2 tbsp cilantro chopped

Instructions

  • Or chop them up in big chunks/cubes.
  • Make the filling
  • In a bowl, add roasted chickpea flour, sesame seeds, dry spices and salt. Give it a stir.
  • Heat a pan on medium heat, add oil once its hot add cumin seeds. Let them splutter and add asafeotida. Followed by garlic, once garlic cooks for just few seconds and the rawness is gone, add bell peppers. Cook the bell peppers until they are cooked
  • but still has a little crunch to them.
  • Add the chickpea flour mix. And give it a good stir. Let it cook for few minutes about 2-3 minutes. Keep stirring as chickpea flour is very delicate, burns quickly.
  • Add ¼ cup water and mix well. Let it cook down and become dry if that’s the consistency you are looking for. You can cover the pan and on slow heat let it cook.
  • Once it looks nicely done, add ground peanuts. Mix well.
  • Add cilantro and turn off the heat. Serve with fresh rotis.
  • If you are using whole sweet peppers, then wash them and dry them. Make a slit/cut lengthwise keeping the pepper intact. Stuff them with the filling, along with ground peanuts and you can add leftover filling while cooking.
  • Follow first steps and let the peppers cook, until they have some browning. Then add extra filling, water and let it cook until its dry and done.

Notes

Gluten Free - Over all dish is gluten free but asafoetida is not gluten free. Just avoid putting it for gluten free folks. 
 
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