Here’s some good stuff for the weekend, if you’re fond of eating:
Take two bell peppers or capsicums, core them and grill them on an open flame till they are lightly charred and the skin just about starts peeling. Set them aside.
Put some quinoa on the boil (brown rice is a good alternative).
And while that’s happening, fry some finely chopped red onions and grated ginger in olive oil, till they’re caramelized. To which add a little orange and pineapple juice (or a ready citrus marinade). Then, chopped tomatoes, which take care don’t become mush. Some fresh rosemary, whole peppercorns for bite and sharpness to offset the sweetness of the onions-ginger-citrus, and thinly sliced black olives. And of course, salt to taste.
Once the quinoa is done, mix the grain with this so that the flavour is evenly distributed.
Stuff it in the bell peppers. Top off with some pine nuts and garnish with a sprig of parsley. Serve it with a dab of balsamic on the side.
And then stuff yourself with this as an accompaniment to some grilled chicken, maybe. It’s smoky to begin with, then sweetish when you get a mouthful of quinoa and it’s got a sudden, sharp, surprising sting when you bite into a peppercorn and believe me, it’s molto bene – not Italian – but still pretty damn good!
I’m definitely going to try this! You are multi talented!
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Thanks! Can share a few others if you’re a fellow foodie 😉
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Please do! Though I am not a foodie much, I need to prepare a variety of meals otherwise the girls get bored.
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LOL! Teenagers, I tell you! Email you? Or just navigate through the “related” tag at the bottom of the post and you’ll be directed there.
I quite enjoy the kitchen, actually, it’s RnR for me as long as someone else does the chopping & cleaning!
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Sure will check the tags. Keep posting 🙂
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Sent to your mail id, if you check whenever! Glad to be of help!
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From the opening preparation, I thought it might be more like Baigan Choka, but you don’t char the vegetables too much. Sounds good.
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I’ll put up a nice nai fan
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What the hell just happened???? I was trying to say, I’ll put up a nice variation of baingan bharta soon, which you may like! Cheers!
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Yah, I started to look up nai fan and it’s Chinese. LOL! Since I was referring to dish that is more West Indian than traditional Indian cuisine, I thought you meant some kind of wicker or paddle fan that I could sit under in a Trini café.
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Lol! Sorry! You a desi?
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Wife is Indian from Guyana.
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Ah, ok! 👍😊
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This is such a refreshing recipe and it seems like it’s bursting with flavours !
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Try it, Zee, thoda meetha hai but balance it out with spice on the side 😊
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Oh yes, spices Kay beghair to Maza Nahe😁😉
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Sounds yummy!
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They are, Mum, try them some time!
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I will!
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These look so yummy!!!!
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They are for sure! 😊
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Love this! Quinoa is so versatile and good for you. Great recipe!
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Thank you! Check out today’s aubergine recipe if you like 😊
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