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There are perhaps 50,000 capsicum varieties grown worldwide and they have been classified under 5 major species of cultivated capsicums:
Have I bored you enough? :) So, I came across these peppers while grocery shopping at NTUC Finest in the east of Singapore last weekend. A young lady of perhaps 20 was dressed in a beautiful traditional Korean Hanbok and I was curious to see what she was promoting. At first sight, I was horrified at these chilli peppers! They were huge and looked quite menacing. But she laid my concerns to rest and claimed they were only mildly hot and that they taste very much like our regular capsicums. She had these lettle plastic cups with samples of these cut Dangjo peppers in a mild tomato gravy. I tried a small piece with a tissue on hand in case I needed to spit it out immediately.
Contrary to what I thought, it actually tasted yum! I was bought! The packet of around 15 of these premium peppers costed around $7.50 Singapore dollars but they are truly worth it. Plus, I wondered how long she must have been standing there the whole day and wondered if anyone had bought her pretty expensive bell peppers. I just wanted to help her out in her promotion. Who says we can't mix Korean and Indian cuisine? Today I tried making an Indian version of these peppers. It turned out quite delicious. The tomatoes added a sour taste to the peppers and it complemented their mild heat. My husband thought so as well. No way I could introduce peppers to my teen daughters! These Dangjo peppers are so versatile - because they are quite large, you could stuff them with tofu brown rice mix and bake them or you could even make a simple Chinese version by frying ginger and adding light soy sauce and serve them topped with toasted sesame seeds. Ingredients (serves 4 as a side dish) 300gm Dango Peppers cut at an angle 1 medium sized red onion, sliced 1 ginger garlic paste 1 to 2 tsp turmeric powder 1 to 2 tsp cumin powder 1 large ripe tomato sliced Salt per preference A sprig of coriender leaves, chopped roughly This is a relatively easy recipe so I didn't take photos of the actual method. Method 1. Take a medium sized cooking pot and fry the sliced onion. 2. Add the ginger garlic paste and saute for a while. 3. Add the spices and salt and stir well. 4. The sliced tomatoes go in next. 5. After a few minutes when the tomatoes get pulpy, add in the sliced Danjo peppers and coriander leaves. 6. Stir, add half a cup of water and cover. 7. Cook till the Dangjo peppers are soft. 8. Serve it at your next gathering - I'm sure it will be a conversation starter!!
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Hi guys! I'm Nilofar Iyer and I have shared my dishes here for you to cook for your own family and friends with love and most importantly with their long term good health in mind.
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