Do you too feel clueless at times about what to cook for lunch or dinner? We all do! We often feel clueless while looking at the odd vegetables lying in the kitchen pantry. Capsicum being one such vegetable. It is a common garnishing element for salad, pizza, pasta and more, but making a full-fledged main course with it often gets difficult. This is why, most of the time capsicum remains ignored in our vegetable basket. However, chefs and culinary experts say, it is not the lack of vegetables, but the lack of ideas that leave us confused. All we need to do is, explore the ingredients we have in hand.
Considering this, we thought of exploring the hearty capsicum and curate some capsicum-based recipes for you. But before doing that, we must know the right way to cook the vegetable. That's right. Capsicum has a strong flavor profile and juicy-crunchy texture, which we just can't spoil while cooking. Instead, a perfectly cooked capsicum is when it remains crunchy, juicy and super aromatic. Wondering how to get a perfectly cooked capsicum? Fret not, as always, we have got you covered. We have found a quick and easy tip that will help you cook capsicum like a pro. This amazing hack is shared by celebrity chef Pankaj Bhadouria.
Chef Pankaj recently took to her Instagram profile to share that capsicum should never be boiled. Instead, we should stir fry capsicum to keep up its texture and sharpness. Take a look at the post below:
Now that you got this easy tip handy, how about using it and making yummy capsicum-based dishes for yourself?! Perfect thought; right? Take a look at some of our favourite capsicum-based recipes here.
Try this hack and the recipes and let us know how it worked for you.
About Somdatta SahaExplorer- this is what Somdatta likes to call herself. Be it in terms of food, people or places, all she craves for is to know the unknown. A simple aglio olio pasta or daal-chawal and a good movie can make her day.