Image Credit: iStock, Bell peppers stuffed with a creamy egg mixture for your next lunch.

The daily routine of having dal and subzi with roti can get slightly mundane. To spruce things up, your vegetables can serve as a base for delights like these egg-stuffed bell peppers. The crunchy outer layer of the bell peppers complements the cheesy inside filling, made with eggs and cheese. Bell peppers can be used for a variety of purposes, from salads to dry vegetables and curries. In South East Asian cooking, bell peppers are also added to soups, rice and noodles. Moreover, bell peppers as a vegetable, offer tremendous health benefits, from being a great source of Vitamin C to being rich in antioxidants. They also help in improved eye health and reduce risk of several chronic illnesses. 

Home chef and Slurrp Community member Sonia Sarpal shares a delectable way of giving a twist to your yellow, green and red bell peppers with this egg-stuffed bell pepper recipe. 

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Egg Stuffed Bell Peppers 

Ingredients 

  • 3 eggs
  • 3 bell peppers
  • 1 chopped onion
  • 1/2 chopped tomato
  • 1 chopped green chilli
  • 1 tbsp oil
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 1/2 tsp chilli flakes
  • Salt to taste
  • Diced cheese cubes

Method 

  1. Take a few coloured bell peppers like red, green and yellow. Cut them from the top and hollow them from inside. Keep the head and the bottom aside. 
  2. Now, break eggs in a bowl and add onions, tomatoes and green chillies to it. 
  3. Season it with salt, black pepper and chilli flakes. 
  4. Whisk the eggs properly and add more salt if needed. 
  5. Heat oil in a pan and place the cut bell pepper bottoms on the pan. 
  6. Fill the hollow space in the bell peppers with the egg mixture. Cover it with the head and let it cook for a few minutes. 
  7. Then remove the cover and throw in some cheese cubes. Cover it once again and let it cook for some time. 
  8. Finally, when the bell peppers look charred, take them out on a plate and serve hot with tomato ketchup.