Tomato capsicum gravy | Bell pepper Tomato Curry | Thakkali kudamilagai kuzhambu

Cuisine Style: Erode, Tirupur, Coimbatore, South India, North india | Cooking Time: 5 to 7 minutes | To Serve: 4 | Take with: Idli, Dosa, Rice, Chapathi | Type : Gravy, kulambu, curry, masala.

Ingredients

• Tomato – 5 [chopped]
• Capsicum – 2 [cut into stripes]
• Green chilli -1 [sliced]
• Onion – 2 [sliced]
• Garlic – 2 cloves [mashed]
• Curry leaves – 1 spring
• Red chilli powder – ¼ tsp
• Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp
• Mustard seeds – 1 tbsp
• Bengal gram – 1 tbsp
• Urad dal – ½ tbsp
• Salt to taste
• Sugar – ¼ tsp
• Oil – 2 tbsp
• Water as needed

Method

• Heat oil in a pan then add mustard seeds. Once it’s spluttered then add Bengal gram and urad dal. Then add onion sauté till soft.
• Add garlic and capsicum sauté well then add green chilli, curry leaves, tomato, turmeric & red chilli powder sauté well.
• Add water and salt cover lid and leave it for boil.
• When boiling add sugar then cut off heat, Serve hot with rice or chapati