Stuffed Peppers in Air fryer
This is a recipe of air fryer stuffed peppers. These peppers are stuffed with a delicious potato filling with cheese on top. Delicious vegetable side.
Servings 5 peppers
Calories 119kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 3 Peppers or Capsicum
- 3 potatoes medium boiled and mashed
- ½ tsp. garam masala
- ½ tsp. cayenne or red chilli powder optional
- ½ tsp. pepper powder optional
- salt to taste
For Topping
- 2 tbsp. cheese or vegan cheese
- Oil for sauteeing or spraying
Instructions
- Add chilli powder, garam masala along with salt to the mashed potato and mix well. Taste and adjust seasoning.
- Take green pepper.s Remove the external stalk. Cut into halves or remove the crown and leave them whole.
- Remove the veins and seeds to have a nice pepper to fill.
- Now spoon in the potato mix till the pepper is filled well.
- Grate cheese to cover the top. Spray/brush some oil all over the peppers.
Air fryer Instructions
- Preheat air fryer for 5 minutes at 200 deg C or 390 F. Air fry the pepper for 10-12 minutes till they get a nice char and the cheese melts and becomes golden brown. Take it out and serve hot with rotis or parathas.
- It tastes delicious where the mellow taste of peppers is complimented by the cheesy spicy filling.
On Gas stove
- Heat some oil in a kadhai or skillet for shallow frying.
- Put in the stuffed capsicum, cover and cook for 5-6 minutes on each side.
- Turn to the sides as well as the potato side down to evenly cook the capsicum. Serve hot.
- Your stuffed peppers are ready to serve. Do enjoy them.
Notes
1. If you overcook your capsicum or peppers, they turn mushy and not very tasty. I prefer them to have a bit of their crunch and retain their flavour.
2. If you so like, you can saute the filling in some oil. I like the filling in this way as the potato is already cooked.
3. You can add veggies like grated carrots, onions, green peas etc. to your filling as per your choice. Make sure all the veggies are cooked when you add them to the mixture.
4. You can remove cheese if you so like.
5. My mum would put a crust of roasted gram flour on top of the potato filling to give it a lovely brown colour when fried. Since I use cheese I don’t use that step but you can certainly do that.
6. You can use red and yellow peppers in place of green ones or all together for a nice burst of colour.
Nutrition
Calories: 119kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 5g | Sodium: 49mg | Potassium: 829mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 1320IU | Vitamin C: 119.1mg | Calcium: 67mg | Iron: 5.2mg