Let's begin with the stuffing. Assemble: all the ingredients.

Heat oil in a pan, add chopped onions, red capsicum and saute for 2 minutes until tender. Add crumbled paneer and mix.

Add in mashed potatoes and all the spices one by one. and mix until well blended.

Add chopped cilantro leaves..

And give it a final stir. Adjust seasonings.

Allow it to cool down completely before stuffing.

Wash and clean capsicum.

Take one capsicum..

Using a sharp knife cut the top off...

Remove the top.

Run a knife all around the capsicum and cut its inner part.

Remove and discard.

Hollow capsicum is ready to be stuffed. Sprinkle some salt on the inside and microwave it for 2-3 minutes. It will reduce the cooking time in half.

Spoon by spoon fill capsicum with the potato mixture.

Stuff them tightly.

If you choose to bake then cut them in half. Preheat oven @350 degree F.

Place them on a baking tray...

I am baking mine in an OTG oven.

When cooked from one side, turn them upside down and cook for 20 -30 minutes. For me the cooking time was 27 minutes in my OTG oven.

Perfectly toasted stuffed capsicum.

Garnish with some shredded paneer and serve hot. These warm up easily the next day in microwave or OTG oven.

If you choose to do the traditional method, then heat oil in a non stick pan/kadhai.

Add stuffed capsicum..

Cover and cook until tender.

Keep turning and changing its position side wise and upside down until fully tender.

Fully cooked and tender stuffed capsicum. For me total cook time was 38 minutes.

Garnish with some shredded paneer and serve hot.

They can be eaten as is or with yellow dal and warm rotis.