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Upma Stuffed in Green Bell Pepper
May 30th, 2008 Madhuram Posted in Food Blog Events, Light Meals/Tiffin, Vegan Main Dishes | 
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Yes, it’s just upma stuffed in green bell pepper (capsicum). As simple as it sounds. I saw this recipe in a tamil magazine.
Ingredients:
Any upma (semolina, vermicelli, cracked wheat)
Green Bell Pepper (depending upon the quantity of upma)
Procedure:
1. Wash the bell pepper and cut off the tops carefully, because you need it to close the pepper and cook.
2. Now remove the seeds inside the pepper and those sticking to the stalk.
3. Fill the upma inside the pepper and close it back with the top.
4. Add some water in a frying pan and let it get hot.
5. Now keep an idli plate inside and arrange the peppers on the plate, close the frying pan with a lid and let it cook for 8-10 minutes.
6. Turn off the stove and let it cool completely before you cut it lengthwise and drizzle some chutney all over and serve.
My Notes:
1. In the original recipe, the method mentioned for cooking the bell pepper was to add 2 tablespoons of oil in a pan, arrange the bell peppers in it and sprinkle some salt water on top of the peppers and to cook for 8-10 minutes. But this did not work, the pan started to brown in the inside and the pepper was no where close to get cooked. Then only I got this idea of steaming the pepper and it worked. But don’t steam it too much, the pepper will become very flimsy and cutting will become a problem.
2. Also add salt and chilies a little more than you always use for the regular upma, because the pepper does not have any flavoring.
This is my entry to:
Pooja’s VOW-JFI Bell Peppers, JFI originally started by Indira
Spicy Tasty’s Fortune Cooking Contest.
Mansi’s Monthly Mingle – Appetizers & Hors’Doeuvres. Monthly Mingle originally started by Meeta.
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June 8th, 2008 at 9:43 pm
Meeso, thanks for visiting my blog.
Priya, I will check your pasta recipe. That sounds interesting too.
June 6th, 2008 at 7:51 pm
Excellent Idea. I stuffed mine with orzo pasta. Never thought of upma! Great idea.
June 5th, 2008 at 11:02 am
These look great!
June 2nd, 2008 at 10:41 pm
@Pooja: You’re welcome Pooja. Welcome to my blog and thank you very much for hosting the event.
June 2nd, 2008 at 8:28 pm
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June 2nd, 2008 at 3:28 pm
that is indeed a creative idea Madhuram
. I just loved the pic too . thanks for being a part of VoW-JFI and sharing this.
As I was off to vacation couldn’t respond to you earlier.
May 31st, 2008 at 10:19 pm
Thank you very much Cham, Asha. But I can’t take credit for the idea, because I saw it in a magazine.
Mansi, thanks for the heads up. I’ve sent it now.
Arundathi thank you. Sunlight plays a major role in getting good pictures.
Madhavi, Trupthi, thank you very much.
Shubha, I saw the recipe in a magazine. I’ll definitely check your blog.
Sukanya, Krystyna, A-kay, Swati and Jayasree thank you very much. Jayasree, even I make usili stuffed capsicum quite often.
Nitu, thank you for conducting this wonderful contest. Keeping my fingers crossed.
May 31st, 2008 at 9:09 am
Hi Madhuram, Thanks for participating in our contest with a wonderful recipe. Stuffed upma is new to me and looks delicious. Nice step by step instruction. Good luck for your entry…
May 31st, 2008 at 12:32 am
Lovely idea of stuffing upma in peppers. I usually stuff paruppu usli in capsicum. Shall try ur method next time. Good pics.
May 30th, 2008 at 9:00 pm
woowww.. i too stuff bell peppers wth potato n sometimes with paneer, this one is a cool nice idea…