Red bell pepper curry

Recipe:

1. Medium sized red bell peppers – 3
(any color of pepper is fine)
2. cumin (jeera)- 1tsp
3. dry red chillies- 4
4. garlic cloves- 2
5. dry coconut- 3 tsps
6. dalia (roasted chana dal/chanaga pappu)- 2 tsps
7. lemon juice- 1 to 2 tsps and
8. coriander leaves (cilantro)

In a pan add one tsp oil then add one garlic clove, cumin and dry red chillies. Slightly toast them. Remove mix the above ingredients with the dry coconut, dalia and grind.Cut the bell pepper in to small chunks. In a pan do the tadka first ( 3 tsps oil, few mustard seeds, 1/2 tsp chana dal, 1/4 tsp cumin seeds and a pinch of hing).Now add the remaining one clove of garlic(finely chopped)with the bell pepper. Add half a teaspoon of salt and cook till the pepper becomes soft.It takes about ten minutes for the peppers to cook. Now add the spice powder, lemon juice and cilantro. Taste and reseason accordingly. Enjoy with chapathi or hot rice.