Nutty-Tart Bell Peppers with Peanuts

In Surat, the birthplace of this curry, they say that two things are most important in a Hindu’s life: to eat the foods of Surat and to die in Kashi (now Varanasi), the holy city for Hindus. (There is no cause and effect there, I assure you.) This Surati curry came to me from Bharati Sindhvad, whose ancestral roots are deeply entrenched in this city in northwestern India. Serve this with Yogurt Curry with Cumin and Curry Leaves and white rice fo