Capsicum

The term "bell pepper" or "pepper" or "capsicum" is often used for any of the large bell shaped capsicum fruits, regardless of their color. The color can be green, red, yellow or orange. Green peppers are less sweet and slightly bitterer than red, yellow or orange peppers. The taste of ripe peppers can also vary with growing conditions and post-harvest storage treatment; the sweetest are fruit allowed to ripen fully on the plant in full sunshine, while fruit harvested green and after-ripened in storage are less sweet.

Capsicum fruits and peppers can be eaten raw or cooked. They are suitable for stuffing with fillings such as cheese, meat or rice. They are also frequently used both chopped and raw in salads, or cooked in stir-fries or other mixed dishes. They can be sliced into strips and fried, roasted whole or in pieces, or chopped and incorporated into salsas or other sauces.

English: Capsicum/ Bell Peppers
Tamil: Kuda Milakai
Telugu: Bunga mirapa/Bangalore mirapa kaaya
Hindi: Simla Mirch
Kannada: Donne Menasu
Malayalam: Unda Mulakku /Kappal Mulakku