Bell Pepper Teriyaki StirFry

Hello friends and family. Its been wonderful here. The weather here is such a warm gentleman and its perfectly treating us here on East coast.

Aah, summer is here and it is that time of the year where the streets are filled with such sweet scents and sights of colorful flowers and lavish greens. I am a complete outdoorsy person. And yay, we will be visiting India soon. I am counting days and completely excited. We are doing our last minute shoppings, the chocolates especially. Hope they don't melt by the time we reach there (In case it survives us munching on them).

I am off juice fast and must say I lost around 8 pounds. Which is not nearly as good as the glow in my skin. For the first time I have this flawless skin, so never underestimate the power of natural fruits and veggies.

This time it was my own experiment that became successful. I was craving for something Japanese style, so I came up with this. And what better veggies to use in summer than bell peppers from the local farmers market. I was completely smitten by the colors of these babies.

Since Bangalore days, I know of only two Japanese styles, Terikayi and Teppanyaki. Teriyaki is any dish with sauce - a sweet and tangy one and teppanyaki is a dish made on grill or iron plate. I had lots of Teppanyaki veggies with bread which tasted real good but had never tried the Teriyaki. So when in need, better to cook it. You can have this with any kind of bread or on its own. Trust me it will be finger licking good, once you do it with love!!

Serves: 2

Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

• 1 of red, yellow and orange bell peppers, diced into 1" squares
• 1 large onion diced to 1" cubes and layers separated
• 1 tbsp oil
• 3 tbsp Sriracha or hot sauce
• 1 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tsp tamarind paste
• 1 tsp brown sugar or organic sugar
• 1/2 tsp fennel seeds
• 1 tsp ginger paste
• 1 tsp garlic paste
• 1 tbsp rice vinegar or apple juice
• Salt to taste
• 1 tsp pepper powder

Method:

• On a flat skillet add a tsp of oil and let it heat over a high flame.
• Add onions and bell peppers with little bit of salt and roast on this high flame for about 5 minutes and switch off the stove. Do not over cook it. It should retain the crunchy texture.
• In a sauce pan, add the remaining oil and heat in a medium flame. Once hot add the fennel seeds and fry for 2 seconds. 
• To this add the ginger and garlic paste and fry till there is no raw smell, for about 2 minutes. 
• Now add the sriracha, soy sauce, tamarind paste and brown sugar, stirring continuously until it forms a saucy concoction for about 5 minutes.
• Add in the Rice vinegar and again stir it for 5 minutes until it combines with the sauce.
• Finally, add the roasted bell peppers and onions to this sauce and mix it for 2 minutes adding required salt and pepper. Then switch off the stove. Bell pepper stir fry teriyaki style is ready to eat.