Colourful Bell Peppers

Bell peppers have a lot of nutrients.They are loaded with vitamin c and folic acid.They are tangy and crunchy and have a very smooth texture.They can be used in salads,sandwiches,pastas and meat.Bell peppers come in a variety of colours like red,green,orange and yellow.Recently I bought bell peppers from the supermarket  to make a special dish for my daughters birthday.I fried beef and then cooked it with all the colourful  bell peppers.Not only was this dish  presentable at the table,it was greatly relished by  the party guests who were all in their teens.I  used  a lot of spices and herbs to give it an unbeatable aroma and flavour.

You could also use bell peppers  to garnish food.I love to top them on pizzas and my meat curries.The coloured peppers actually tempt your tastes buds and  your senses too.I cannot wait to try another recipe using these colourful peppers.

You can follow this beef recipe and add the colourful bell peppers in the final stage of cooking.

Savoury Rounds

Winter has approached again here.When the weather is cold and chilly the children get hungry very fast.Here is an easy to make recipe to feed the hungry ones during teatime or TV time.


Try this
Cut circles out of sliced bread.butter the bread and apply tomato ketchup on each piece.Mash boiled eggs :2,3 or 4 ( depending on the slices of bread you prepare) with cream cheese, mayonnaise and pepper.Spread this mixture  on the bread and bake for about 5 minutes.Serve warm on cold wintry afternoons.The kids love this..


Optional:garnish with grated cheese,parley or fried onions

Eating Out

My children  are  still  on holiday and last evening my daughter was complaining she was bored  being at home.I guess she found my cooking a bit boring too.So we decided to chill out and have an early dinner.Eating out once in a way is fine but we usually get stuck when ordering something for our vegetarian daughter.Surprisingly there was a vegetable item she liked at the restaurant we had gone to.

Hot and Sizzling -sauteed mushrooms, broccoli,onions and peppers served with a cup of chilly beans


The rest decided to taste something crispy,spicy  and  with some tangy flavours

The Sons about to indulge into a fruity grenadine  with a mixture of orange and pineapple 

Deviled Shrimps

This is my favourite seafood.I love it when it is cooked with  onions and chilly.Usually I get them cleaned at the market where we purchase.This time I had to do all the deveining and cleaning  all by myself.I cut both ends of the shrimps and applied a tablespoon of turmeric powder on the fresh shrimps and washed them well.I trimmed both the ends of the shrimps  as my children find it  appetizing  without them.

                                                           - A kilo of Shrimps-

In a little oil,I fried a few cloves of crushed garlic and ginger.Then I sauteed the shrimps.While still cooking,I mixed in a teaspoon of cummin seeds and  2-3 teaspoons of chilly powder and continued cooking till it changed colour.Then I added  a tablespoon of tomato paste,salt to taste and the juice of one lemon.

While it was still sizzling in the pan ,I threw in a few sliced green bell peppers ,a sliced onion and one chopped tomato.Finally I drizzled dashes of soya sauce and let it simmer for a while.

 This is a meal in a jiffy.You can serve it with rice,toast bread or chappatis: flat bread. 

                                                          Bon Appetit! My Friends...


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