Egg and Paneer / Cheese Stuffed Sweet Pepper

I made this spicy stuffed sweet peppers as an appetizer for our guests. It was crispy on the outside with soft egg white and paneer / cheese stuffing on the inside, I made cucumber salad to go with this one bite snack. It was a hit with the kids too. It looked colorful and tasty!

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Serves: 4-6
• Yields: 12 peppers

Ingredients

• Pepper

• 12  sweet peppers
• 2  teaspoons  oil
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground pepper

• For stuffing

• 6  egg whites
• 1  cup  chopped onion
• 1  cup panir or 1  cup cheese
• 4  tablespoons  breadcrumbs
• 3  green chilies, -finely chopped
• 1  . 5 tbs  oil
• 1  teaspoon red chili powder
•  salt

Directions

1. Grate / shred the paneer or cheese.
2. finely chop onion and green chillies.
3. Cut the peppers into half without removing the stem, remove the seeds, dry it and apply the oil.
4. Season it with salt and pepper.
5. Combine bread crumbs with chilli powder.
6. Heat 1 tbs oil in the pan and add the onion and the chillies.
7. when the onion becomes soft remove from the pan.
8. In the same pan scramble the egg whites.
9. Combine the onion, shredded cheese / paneer, egg and salt.
10. Stuff the mixture inside the peppers.
11. Sprinkle the bread crumbs over the stuffed pepper and press it down.
12. Pre-heat the oven to 350 dgrs. Arrange the peppers on a foil lined baking tray.
13. Drizzle the remaining oil over the peppers.
14. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or till the peppers look slight brown on sides and crispy.
15. Transfer it to a serving dish and serve with cucumber salad or with tomato sauce.