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Middle Eastern Peppers With Tomato-cream Gravy Cucumber-cilantro Raita And Apricot Or Peach Chutney Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Shine / All my dishes 1 year, 4 months ago The idea for this started to surface about a month before I finally got to try it... good thing I did! This medley of flavors from the Middle East will send your taste buds singing! Each player in this flavor fusion builds upon the others, resulting... More Prep:60m Cook:60m Servings:6	Shine
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Ingredients

****Peppers****

6 bell peppers – use red, yellow, and orange, not green. 1/2 inch trimmed off tops, cores and seeds discarded

2 tbl oil

1 large red onion, finely chopped

1 tbl whole cumin seeds, toasted then ground

1 tbl ground Saigon cinnamon

1 pound ground chuck, turkey, or chicken

5 medium cloves garlic, finely chopped

1 inch piece ginger grated or minced

Salt and pepper to taste

2 ½ cups cooked quinoa

½ cup chopped cilantro

****For the gravy****

1 tbl ghee (clarified butter) or olive oil

1 large onion, finely chopped

1 tbl garlic paste or 1 ½ tbl finely minced garlic

1 tbl ginger paste or 1 inch piece finely minced ginger

1 tbl garam nasala*** http://www.grouprecipes.com/61702/garam-masala.html

2 tsp Kashmiri chili powder (adjust according to your heat preference)

1 – 28 oz can tomato sauce

½ cup whipping cream

½ cup chopped fresh cilantro, for garnish

****raita****

http://www.grouprecipes.com/61232/cucumber-cilabtro-and-tomato-raita.html

****peach chutney****

http://www.grouprecipes.com/61140/peach-chutney.html

Directions

****Peppers****

Bring 4 quarts water to boil in large stockpot or Dutch oven over high heat. Add 1 tablespoon salt and bell peppers. Cook until peppers just begin to soften, about 3 minutes. Using slotted spoon, remove peppers from pot, drain off excess water, and place peppers cut-sides up on paper towels.

Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 350 degrees ***if assembling these ahead of time, omit this step for now****

Meanwhile, heat a 12-inch heavy-bottomed skillet over medium-high heat until hot, about 1 ½ minutes; add oil and swirl to coat. Add onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened and beginning to brown, about 5 minutes.

Add cumin and cinnamon, and cook until aromatic.

Add ground meat and cook, breaking meat into small pieces with spoon, until no longer pink, about 4 minutes.

Stir in garlic and ginger, cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Season with salt and pepper to taste

Transfer mixture to bowl with quinoa and cilantro. Mix until well combined

Place peppers cut-side up in 9x13 inch baking dish. Using a soup spoon, divide filling evenly among peppers.

If preparing ahead of time, let cool, then cover and refrigerate.

**********The day of the meal**********

Take the peppers from the refrigerator and allow to come to room temperature

****an hour before the meal****

Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 350 degrees

Cover the baking dish containing the peppers with foil, and place in the oven

While the peepers are in the oven, heat the ghee or olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium high heat until shimmering but not smoking

Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened and beginning to brown, about 5 minutes

Add the garlic and ginger, cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.

Add the garam masala and chili powder, cook until fragrant

Stir in the tomato sauce, bring to a simmer, and turn the heat down to medium low, let simmer for another 5 minutes

Stir in the cream

Keep the gravy on medium low, stirring occasionally until the peppers are heated through, about 45 minutes

To serve, Cut each pepper into quarters, and spread open on the plate

Pour about a cup of the gravy over each pepper. Drizzle about ¼ cup of the raita over the gravy, then about two tablespoons of chutney in the center. Garnish with cilantro.

Pit extra raita and chutney in bowl on the table

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Congratulations, and enjoy this fabulous meal!

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Comments

minitindel 1 year, 4 months ago said:
Ray darlin' this is fabulous by far......look at all the flavors in this fantastic meal i'll be over to try this.... make extra.........i can bring friends.......bravo my friend ........thank you........tink

bluewaterandsand 1 year, 4 months ago said:
Yummy, yummy, I'm loving this one!

turtle66 1 year, 4 months ago said:
Gr8t post, Im soooo in to making good Middle Eastern food... :)

momo_55grandma 1 year, 4 months ago said:
Sounds like a great recipe thanks

chefmeow 1 year, 4 months ago said:
I like the sounds of this one as well. Great post. Will be trying soon. You have my 5.

lunasea 1 year, 4 months ago said:
Oh wow! I plan to roll your whole meal out this coming weekend, Ray. Great presentation job and recipe, m'dear. I love that building of the flavors....delicious! :) Vickie

jimrug1 1 year, 4 months ago said:
Very nice recipe. The flavor combos are quite familiar to me. I have not worked with Quinoa that much except in salads. Guess its time to expand my horizons...;-)~ High five on this one.

lunasea 1 year, 4 months ago said:
Hello, hello Ray...I made these for dinner tonight and just finished eating. Oh, Ray - this is not only a perfectly flavored and delicious meal - but it is beautiful as well with all of the colors.

As you suggested, I did make the peach chutney and raita a couple of days ahead of time and put the peppers together last night. And you're absolutely right - it came together tonight with so little effort and within 60 minutes, you have a masterpiece of a meal.

I can't wait to share this meal with company. I think they'll vote me Queen of the Universe and be indebted to me for forever. Yayy! ;-)~

Thanks so much!

Vickie (The Future Queen of the Universe!)

lunasea 1 year, 4 months ago said:
And you get a High 6 for this one! *wink* And 100 forks whether they'll let me officially do it here or not. The next time - let's make this one together. ok? ;-)~ Yours, Vickie

juels 10 months ago said:
This looks and sounds really delicious! I just have one question, what is quinoa?

tuilelaith 1 month, 3 weeks ago said:
Hey you got my ^5! Come join me in my new Chutney Group!

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