Bell Pepper Stir Fry

Visiting Farmers Market is always a pleasure and the eggplants and the bell peppers are what attractive me with their vibrant color. I wish we had a Farmer's Market close to home or atleast in our town. We have to travel to our neighboring towns or my favorite the Dupont Circle Farmers Market is a plan ahead 1/2 day visit. On my recent trip to the Farmers Market I picked up a few Bell Peppers Red and Green. The smell of fresh Bell Peppers is amazing, the ones at the grocery stores by comparision are like plastic no smell whatsoever.

This is a simple stir fry which brings out the fresh cruchy taste of the Bell Peppers.

Ingredients
1. 3-4 Medium Sized Bell Peppers (seeds and stems removed) and cut into long strips
2. 1/2 tsp oil
3. 1/2 tsp mustard seeds

To Powder
1. 1 tsp Cumin
2. ½ tsp Pepper Corns
3. 2 Red Chillies deseeded
4. 1 Tbsp Peanuts
5. 1 tsp salt (or as required)

Powder all the above wtth 3-4 peanuts to a fine powder.

The rest of the peanuts should be ground coarsely.


Method
1. In a pan heat oil, add mustard seeds when they start to pop add the bell peppers and saute till they are ¾ cooked.
2. Add the masala powder and mix well and cook for 2-3 minutes
3. When you are ready to remove from the heat add the coarsely ground peanut powder.

Serve with any rice dish.