Sig's Stuffed Sweet Pepper in a Creamy Dhal Sauce

• 12 small fresh sweet peppers
• 1 medium read onion , chopped finely
• 1/2 lime, juice only
• 1 tbsp light soy sauce
• 50 grams toasted almonds, crushed
• 50 grams crushed nuts of choice . I use cashew or pistachio
• 2 tbsp sweetened coconut shreds
• 2 tbsp heated curry powder( heat for a couple of minutes until you can smell the aroma )
• 1/4 tsp fenugreek
• 1/2 tsp chili powder
• 1 tbsp warm water
• 3 tbsp olive oil, 2 for browning the stuffed peppers, 1 for making sauce
• 1 small can of brown puy lentils, drained and rinsed
• 1 small jar of asian type mushrooms in oil of preference
• 15 curry leafs
• 1 green chilli chopped
• 300 ml coconut milk
• 3/4 tsp ground turmeric
• 1/4 tsp garam masala

1. First wash the peppers , make a cut into one side, remove seeds ,do not break the pepper apart
2. Heat the curry powder, then mix with all the other ingredients in to a blender for the stuffing except the olive oil .
3. Make a rough paste
4. Stuff the sweet peppers with the paste
5. Heat oil and and brown the peppers on sides, try avoid stuffing coming out.
6. Remove from the pan and set aside
7. Add the same chopped chilly and curry leaves to pan.
8. Fry for a few minutes in one teaspoon of olive oil, add lentils simmer for a few minutes and then add turmeric and garam masala simmer for one more minute , do not let burn
9. Add the drained mushrooms
10. Add the creamed coconut and milk or the coconut milk if the sauce gets to thick add a little more milk or water
11. Add the pepper and simmer until of soft but still in shape.

sweet peppers, read onion, lime, soy sauce, almonds, nuts, coconut shreds, curry, fenugreek, chili powder, water, olive oil, brown puy, mushrooms, curry, green chilli, coconut milk, ground turmeric, garam masala

Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/340773-sigs-stuffed-sweet-pepper-in-a-creamy-dhal-sauce (may not work)