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    Air Fryer Vegan Stuffed Bell Peppers

    13th June 2025 by bhavana bhatia 2 Comments

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    Air fryer stuffed peppers or stuffed capsicum is a classy veg. Peppers stuffed with spicy potato masala gives you a great side which can be eaten with roti or as is. Traditionally this dry sabzi is quite famous in and around Rajasthan. Hence, it is very close to my MILs heart. She was the happiest when I made this shimla mirch recipe for the first time in our kitchen. It was only later I came to know that it is eaten across the world. Quite popular dish too.

    I love making peppers with both potatoes and chickpea flour or besan. Generally we deep fry these peppers in hot oil for mirchi vada. However, air-fryer also makes this recipe with low calories yet great taste. Find out how to make this easy stuffed peppers in air fryer.An easy cheesy variation to this recipe is stuffed mini peppers.

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    How to make stuffed capsicum in air fryer? (recipe video)

    Ingredients

    • Potatoes large, boiled - Boil potatoes and peel them,cut into small pieces
    • Peppers / capsicums - I have used green capsisum
    • Oil - Use an oil with high smoking point.
    • Salt as per taste
    • Spices (can be replaces with curry powder)
      • Red chilli powder or as per taste
      • Turmeric powder
      • Coriander powder
      • Cumin powder
    • refer to recipe card for details.

    How to make air fryer stuffed peppers?

    1. Boil or steam potatoes. Peel and mash them. Heat oil in a pan. Add boiled potatoes and spices. Mix well and mash them using a masher.
    air fryer stuffed peppers step 1

    2. Remove the tops and seeds of all capsicums.Brush/spray oil on these peppers.

    air fryer stuffed peppers step 2

    3. Add the potato stuffing inside the capsicum.

    air fryer stuffed peppers step 3

    4. Repeat for all peppers.

    air fryer stuffed peppers step 4

    5. Preheat the airfryer for 5 mins. Cook at 180C|355F for 16-18 min after brushing oil on the skin.

    air fryer stuffed peppers step 5
    air fry stuffed peppers

    6. Serve hot with roti and dal fry.

    air fryer stuffed peppers step 6
    stuffed peppers air fryer

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    air fryer stuffed peppers | stuffed capsicum recipe

    air fryer stuffed peppers is a great side dish which can be eaten with roti
    Prep Time5 minutes mins
    Cook Time30 minutes mins
    Course: Curries and Gravies
    Cuisine: Indian
    Keyword: air fryer stuffed capsicum, air fryer stuffed peppers, airfryer stuffed peppers, bharwa shimla mirch in air fryer, stuffed capsicum in air fryer, stuffed capsicum in airfryer, stuffed peppers in airfryer
    Servings: 2
    Author: bhavana bhatia

    Equipment

    • Steamer/ Instant pot/ Pressure cooker for boiling potatoes
    • frying pan
    • Airfryer
    • potato masher

    Ingredients

    • 2 Potatoes large, boiled
    • 5 Peppers / green capsicums
    • 2 tbsp. Oil
    • Salt as per taste

    Spices (can be replaced with curry powder)

    • 1 tbsp. Red chilli powder or as per taste
    • 1 teaspoon Turmeric powder
    • 2 teaspoon Coriander powder
    • 1 tbsp. Cumin powder

    Instructions

    • Boil or steam potatoes. Peel and mash them.
    • Heat oil in a pan.Add boiled potatoes and spices.
    • Mix well and mash them using a masher.
    • Remove the tops and seeds of all capsicums,brush/oil spray them
    • Add the stuffing inside the capsicum.
    • Preheat the air-fryer for 5 mins.
    • Cook at 180C|355F for 16-18 min after brushing oil on the skin.
    • Serve hot with roti and dal fry.

    Video

    Notes

    You can change the stuffing to include sweet potatoes.
    I have seen recipes where beans and rice is also stuffed in them.
    For oven , it takes 30% more time in comparison to air fryer. Hence cook these for 23-25 minutes in the oven at the same temperature as air fryer.

    Variation

    • You can also do a stuffing of besan or chickpea flour. or dip them in besan and fry it to make Mirchi vada or jalepano poppers. Another variation of mirchi bada is mirchi bhajji where we dip jalepanoes or sweet capsicums in besan or chickpea flour batter and fry it.
    • You can also make this recipe of stuffed capsicum in a pan, it will just take little more oil than the air fryer .I prefer air fryer oven pan any day as the air fryer cooks these stuffed peppers evenly.
    • Use any color pepper to make this recipe. You can also stuff the pepper with peas and paneer along with potatoes for a vegetarian version.

    You can also make stuffed bitter gourd i.e. karela, follow the recipe of stuffed karela..

    FAQs

    Which color bell pepper is the healthiest?

    Red pepper is the healthiest of all peppers when it comes to vitamin and antioxidant content.

    What happens to your body when you eat bell peppers?

    Bell peppers are rich in Vitamin C. It also improves eye sight in long run.

    What is green capsicum called?

    Green capsisum is also called green bell pepper

    What are Benefits of capsicums?

    Great for vitamin C.
    Promotes eye health.
    Good for the heart.
    Prevents liver damage.

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    1. Sue says

      July 19, 2022 at 9:16 am

      How long would these take to bake in the oven please x

      Reply
      • bhavana bhatia says

        July 19, 2022 at 2:00 pm

        hi Sue
        For oven , it takes 30% more time in comparison to air fryer. Hence cook these for 23-25 minutes in the oven at the same temperature as air fryer.
        We have now updated the same info in the recipe card as well.

        Thanks for asking.

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    Hi,I am Bhavana & this is my wonderland of recipes.I have been in IT for 15+ years have always loved writing.My husband Gaurav & I,love to cook, click & host people

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