Capsicum Masala Curry Recipe (with Step by Step Photos)

In this capsicum masala curry recipe, roasted sesame and roasted peanuts provide a delightful and palatable experience to taste buds. Follow this easy Indian curry recipe and indulge in delicately spicy yet delicious capsicum sabzi.

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Preparation Time: 10 minutes

Cooking Time: 15 minutes

Serves: 3 servings

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Capsicum Masala Curry Recipe In Hindi (हिन्दी में पढ़े)

Capsicum Masala Curry Recipe In Gujarati (ગુજરાતી માં વાંચો)

Ingredients:

2 medium Green Capsicum (green bell peppers/shimla mirch)

2 teaspoons Coriander Seeds

1 tablespoon grated Dry Coconut

1 Dry Red Chilli

1 teaspoon Sesame Seeds

1/4 cup Roasted Peanuts

1/2 teaspoon Cumin Seeds (jeera)

1 medium Onion, finely chopped

2 cloves Garlic, crushed

1/2 teaspoon Red Chilli Powder (lal mirch)

1/4 teaspoon Turmeric Powder (haldi)

1/2 teaspoon Lemon Juice, optional

2 tablespoons Cooking Oil

Salt

3/4 cup Water

Directions:

Add coriander seeds, grated coconut, dry red chilli and sesame seeds in a pan and dry roast them over low flame until nice aroma comes for approx. 2-minutes. Transfer them to a plate and let them cool for 3-4 minutes. Grind them with roasted peanuts in a grinder and make a fine masala powder.
Heat oil in same pan or kadai over medium flame. Add cumin seeds and allow them to splutter. Add chopped onion and crushed garlic, sauté until onion becomes light pink.
Add capsicum and sprinkle salt over it.
Sauté capsicum until it turns tender but still crispy for approx. 2-3 minutes.

Add turmeric powder and red chilli powder, mix and cook for a minute.
Add masala powder (prepared in step-1), lemon juice and salt (only for masala powder).
Stir and cook for 1-2 minutes.
Add 3/4 cup water and let it boil over medium flame.
Cook until gravy becomes thick or for 3-4 minutes.
Turn off the flame and transfer curry in a serving bowl.

Tips and Variations:

You can add fresh coconut instead of dry coconut according to the availability.
Make sure, ingredients does not turn dark brown while dry roasting in step-1.

Taste: Hot and spicy

Serving Ideas: As with all other Indian curries, capsicum curry with peanut and sesame based masala gravy can be served with any of your favorite Indian flat breads.

Author: Foram

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55 Comments

Aug 22, 2023 by Vishrutha

Tried for the first time and came out very well. Super tasty! Everybody loved it.

Jan 18, 2021 by Silvia

The taste is very good but could please tell me what I did wrong as the "red part" let's call it sauce didn't turn out? I have even tried to put slightly more water but didn't work. I am sure if someone can help me to understand this recipe will be so so so good :)

Response: Hi Silvia, did you grind the masala powder fine or coarse in step-1? It needs to be ground fine to make the curry sauce.

Jan 12, 2021 by Nidhi

Super recipe! I had just read the recipe. In the end... I felt that a touch a sugar was needed,..... and there it was in the recipe. Nice!

Jan 10, 2021 by Jim

Great recipe. If I need to make this for 4 Adults in a single serving, by what proportion do I increase all the ingredients? Thanks.

Response: Hello Jim, multiply all the ingredients by 1.5 to make this curry for 4 adults.

Aug 23, 2020 by Jamie

Thanks for a great recipe..... Is the quantity sufficient for Four adults in a single serving or do I need to double the quantity? Sorry I got confused with the term “3 Servings”. Thanks

Response: Hello Jamie, this curry serves 3 adults in single serving.

Jul 30, 2020 by Arpita Chattopadhyay

I made it this weekend, Loved the recipe and the dish. Super

May 10, 2020 by Raj kumari

I cooked this receipe for the first time. It is very delicious . I cooked following the same procedure. It is yummy. Thanks for the receipe.better than restaurant ones.

Mar 29, 2020 by Swetha

Simple and packed with flavours... the taste of peanuts makes it so rich... easy to make with ready ingredients... great recipe!

Mar 28, 2020 by Krishns

Simple, tastes awesome. Excellent flavour. Thanks for the recipe. Myself and my son really liked it. Beats restaurants hands down.

Mar 01, 2020 by Swayamprabha Bharadwaj

Wonderful..tastes yummy.

Dec 21, 2019 by Preethi

Mind blowing flavour, followed to the

Dec 18, 2019 by Asha Sujay

This curry is awesome. Even I have tried so many times. I personally loved it actually I use the same ingredients at last I use little bit of jaggery it will enhance the taste. Thank you so much for this tasty recipe.

Nov 27, 2019 by Arun Sharma

Many many thanks for the recipe.. I further added 2 tomatoes and 3 small sized potatoes and it turned out great..

Jul 12, 2019 by Anuradha

Tried this recipe today for the first time. It was awesome!! Totally loved it. Taste is very different. I added a little extra masala. Turned out very fragrant

Jun 19, 2019 by Shanthi

I tried this so many times. It's a crowd favorite.
I skip the lemon juice though. I tried with less peanuts than said here (only because it felt little sticky with more peanuts) and is still tasty.
Thank you for this recipe.

May 17, 2019 by Monica

Looks awesome.. Taste is also yummy.... Totally different recipie and taste..

Jan 30, 2019 by Sangeeta

I tried the Capsicum masala curry as posted on your site foodviva.com and it turned out to be a lip smacking super delicious dish...though I skipped the grated coconut due to non availability...instead I put cashew powder. Thanx so much for posting this recipy.

Aug 27, 2018 by AnuVijay

Loved preparing it for the first time...liked the taste too. Waiting for families response. Looks yum.

Aug 19, 2018 by Manisha Sharma

My new favorite. Thank you for sharing this yummy recipe with us.

Jul 28, 2018 by aparna

Awesome recipe, it tastes delicious with rice roti.

Oct 06, 2017 by Sireesha

Wonderful recipe. Loved it. Thank you so much for posting.Very tasty :)

Oct 01, 2017 by Kamal Nelson

Started cooking after retirement. Don't know much about cooking. Liked this one and made for family. Whole family loved it and now asking to make it again Thanks

Jul 06, 2017 by Kalpakam

Tasty,
Colorful delicious.

Dec 30, 2016 by Tara

Really superb... My family loved it.

Sep 20, 2016 by Vivek

Nice explanation with pictures for each steps. It would be complete if you provide nutrition information as well.

Response: Hello Vivek, we will deifnitely try to provide nutrition information very soon.

Jun 10, 2016 by Nivedita

Well explained step by step recipes..keep adding tasty recipes to your list.

May 26, 2016 by Prathi

Turned out to be very yummy, my husband loved it!!! Thanks you!

May 04, 2016 by Natasha C Patel

Hello! I tried this recipe for my family! And It really tastes yummy. But Actually I am on a strict diet and I want to skip peanut powder. In place of that what I should add?

Response: Hello Natasha, you can use same amount of cashew nut powder or almond powder instead of peanut powder in this recipe.

Feb 26, 2016 by Amulya

This recipe looks good. Can I make it without onion?

Response: Yes, you can make it without onion.

Feb 21, 2016 by Uma

Excellent taste. I tried it today came out very well. Let me start explore your website now onwards. Thank you.

Jan 21, 2016 by Parimita

Hi, I have tried many recipes from this site and all were too good my family loved them. Thanks to foodviva. Please update some kids specials.

Response: Hi Parimita, glad to hear that your family loved the recipes. We will definitely try to upload the kids special recipes.

Dec 08, 2015 by Sushma

Turned out awesome. I added a spoon of curd for a better consistency. Loved it.

Sep 13, 2015 by Nisha

Yummy, I tried this recipe today. Me and my family loved this recipe a lot. Thank you very much. Everything is step by step with images... I love this site a lot and I want to make ice cream from this site. How can I make it, Please say.

Response: Hi Nisha, thanks for trying the capsicum curry. We will definitely try to upload the ice cream recipe soon.

Aug 18, 2015 by itu mandal

Is it necessary to use dry coconut or fresh coconut?

Response: In this recipe, dry coconut is used. If it is not available, you can use same amount of fresh coconut or skip it and add 1-tablespoon extra peanuts instead of it.

Jul 09, 2015 by Sumi

Very tasty curry, no need to go to hotel.

May 04, 2015 by Veda

Easy recipe, made this today. My husband liked it but gravy was not red as shown. Why are sugar and lemon added?

Response: Hi Veda,hanks for trying the recipe. The red color of gravy depends on the red chili powder. To get the dark red color, use kashmiri red chili powder. Lemon juice is added to get mild tangy taste and sugar is added to balance the tanginess. They both are optional ingredients so, you can skip them.

Apr 30, 2015 by Hani

Excellent recipe. It's yummy and easy. My family loves it.

Feb 23, 2015 by Sandhya

Had been looking for a hassle free yummy recipe with capsicum for long time and found it here today. Thanks for sharing. Loved it and can't wait for hubby to taste it.

Feb 05, 2015 by Muralidhara

Excellent recipe. Had tried in a restaurant long back in India. No one makes like that any more. All the restaurant uses shortcut now a day. I was looking for the same recipe and found it here. My kids love this very much.
I add some cashew nut fried in ghee and really awesome.

Dec 04, 2014 by vidhya

Good and very interesting ideas which are given in this website. Thank you.

Nov 17, 2014 by Suhasini Hulikal

This recipe is simply awesome. I have tried Paneer Butter Masala from your site and it came out very well. I will try more recipes from your website. Love this site.
Thanks for this amazing recipe.

Nov 03, 2014 by Swathi

I have made this recipe 3 times now and I have got compliment from my MIL no less. The step by step pics made it easy for me.

Sep 13, 2014 by Naveena

Tried this recipe and it\'s really tasty. My family members loved the dish but in my view curry tasted better with rice than roti. Thanks for great recipe and keep up the good work.. :)

Sep 13, 2014 by swe

Ya I tried the recipe. It tasted good. Thanks...

Jul 22, 2014 by ANU

i tried this recipe it came out very tasty.

Jun 07, 2014 by rinu

its nice n easy to make....my family also like it....

May 31, 2014 by Aishu

I tried it out...it came out so well!!!
I added little kasori methi..it tasted good & thanks for the reciepe..

May 29, 2014 by Mrs Pinky J Gandhi

Nice recipe, as per your measurement I had gone through but only thing it's color did not come out as red you have show in the images. Yes I am sure I can make this recipe as a side when you are expecting guest at home.

Response: Hi Pinky, thanks for trying the recipe. The red color depends on the quality of red chilli powder (use kashmiri red chilli powder (not very old) to get less spicy taste and dark red color).

May 23, 2014 by Pooja

This recipe is awesome!! I like the way you prepared the Masala and step by step information will help a lot. Thanks for a very new recipe.

Mar 14, 2014 by Geetha

Easy and quick recipe, thanks. I tried with tamarind juice, certainly tastes better.

Feb 08, 2014 by Harshini

Thanks for sharing the recipe of this dish. It came out very well. Along with this we added a little of cashew nut paste too.

Nov 24, 2013 by Ruhi

Yummy and easy recipe..my family loves it.Thanks and keep going.
My recipe turned out to be little sweet instead of hot and spicy any idea why? It still tasted good though...

Response: Thanks Ruhi for the feedback. One reason could be the amount of lemon juice used by you. When you prepare it next time, do not add sugar and increase the amount of red chilli powder to 1 teaspoon to make it more spicy.

Oct 31, 2013 by Gayathri

I'm loving this site!!! Tried dum aloo, kadai paneer, and capsicum masala.. every single one of them came out really well.. i love the fact that you suggest ground masala than a generic garam masala as in other sites.. This way the curries are all having an original and unique flavour!!!

Sep 11, 2013 by Viji

Excellent recipe. Just tried out and it came well.I wish i can add some tamarind to it instead of the lime juice.

Response: You can use same amount of tamarind juice (1/2 teaspoon) instead of lemon juice (1/2 teaspoon) in the given recipe method.

Apr 20, 2013 by devina

tasty recipe......5/5

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