Baked Stuffed Capsicum & Garlic Rice 


Baked Stuffed Capsicum & Garlic Rice Bake - Capsicum stuffed with minced meat and baked on delicious garlic butter rice topped with mozzarella cheese. This dish takes stuffed capsicum to a whole new level. We generally just fry the stuffed capsicum and have it with roti. But this was amazing with the garlic butter rice. Do try this amazing baked dish and let us know what you guys think.                                       

Baked Stuffed Capsicum & Garlic Rice Bake
Serves - 4-5                                                                                                                                                                                             
Duration - 45 mins

Ingredients
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  1. Coloured Capsicum - 4
  2. Rice - 3 cups
  3. Minced meat - 250 grams
  4. Mozzarella cheese shredded - handful

For Minced meat preparation 
  • Ginger garlic paste - 1tsp
  • Onion - 4 medium
  • Tomato - 2 medium
  • Green chillies
  • Coriander leaves - handful (chopped)
  • Salt - 1 - 1/2 tsp (depending or taste)
  • Red chilli powder - 1 and 1/2 tsp
  • Haldi - 1/4 tsp
  • Zeera powder - 1/4 tsp
  • Garam masala- 1/4 tsp
  • Oil - 3 tbsp

For Garlic butter Rice
  • Basmati Rice- 3 cups
  • Butter - 3tbsp
  • Oil - 1 tbsp
  • Garlic - 8-10 cloves (chopped)
  • Salt - 1  tsp
  • Chicken cube- 2 (optional)
  • Oregano - 1tsp



​Method -
Minced meat preparation
  • Wash the minced meat thoroughly, put it in a strainer, set aside.
  • In  a wok, add oil, and the chopped onions, until golden brown, 
  • Once the colour changes, add ginger garlic paste and saute.
  • Add green chillies, and the minced meat.
  • Now, add salt, haldi, red chilli powder, garam masala, zeera powder. mix well.
  • Now add chopped tomatoes and chopped coriander leaves and mix well.
  • Let it simmer on low heat.
  • Once the water dries up, remove from heat and set aside.

Garlic Butter Rice
  • Heat water in a deep cooking dish , Once it comes to boil, add the basmati rice.
  • Once the Rice is almost cooked , remove from heat, strain it and set aside.
  • Now in a wok, add butter, once it melts,add 1 tbsp oil, add garlic, salt, chicken stock cubes, oregano, saute for 2-3 mins.
  • Now add the rice , and mix well.

Filling
  • Remove the stem of the capsicum , and cut out a hole there, remove the seeds.
  • And stuff the capsicum with minced meat mixture.(Dont forget to remove the green chillies)
  • Take a pan, add some oil, and pan fry the capsicum, until colour changes, turn and repeat.
  • Once the Capsicum is well fried, Remove from heat and set aside.

Assembling
  • Take a deep baking dish, and Remove the garlic butter rice on it.
  • Place the stuffed capsicums on it.
  • Sprinkle some mozzarella cheese on it.
  • Place it in the oven for 10-15 mins, at 180*c
  • Once the cheese melts,remove from the oven.
  • ​Baked Stuffed Capsicum & garlic rice is ready to be served!
  • Enjoy!