Recipe 25- Fresh Chilli and a "Thank You Giveaway"

Recipe 25- Fresh Chilli 

I just want to start off by saying this recipe has to be the most colourful in the book and the most colourful I have ever cooked! 

This meatless fresh chilli is just totally amazing and 'fresh' really comes through and earns its title here. 

I started off by chopping the various components to this chilli. 

I chopped garlic, onions, peppers and a jalapeño pepper. 

So while chopping I ran into 2 'firsts'. Number one, my garlic had a green interior? I have never seen this before. The garlic was fresh, and looked alright.. so I went with it. Number 2- my orange pepper was expecting.. no seriously... it was pregnant with green peppers LOL 

Guess they were hanging out too long in the bag together... ;)

One other thing I wanted to add to my funny times in the kitchen..So I am sure you have all heard to be cautious while working with jalepeno peppers. I took the seeds out and chopped the pepper. I thought I had fully washed my hands.. but apparently NOT!  While cooking this dish I noticed a slight stinging around my face, eyes and ear! Be careful with those things! OUCH! 

I moved everything over to my stove area and got a large pot heated up and added some oil and tossed in my onions, garlic and cumin seeds. 

Something new I learned today was that cumin seeds are what give that typical Mexican flavour. I am not very well versed with which spices and herbs go into certain foods, but I am learning slowly. 

I was very impressed that 1tsp of these seeds was enough to season the entire dish! 

After my onions and garlic had slightly wilted it was time to add the rainbow of colour to the pot.

In went the bell peppers and jalapeño pepper. These get a few minutes in the pot until they slightly soften. It was about 5 minutes or so. 

Next went in the corn, red kidney beans and tomato juice. The aroma at this point was just fantastic. I stirred everything together and then added the juice and zest of one lime. 

This is my new favourite thing since starting this journey, I never knew how much aroma and flavour is given to the dish by using this simple technique. 

How beautiful are the colours here? 

At this point everything is let to simmer. This gave me a few minutes to tidy up the kitchen and get ready to serve the meal.  I chopped some cilantro to have it ready to garnish the chilli when it was time to serve. 

And there we have it. A beautiful bowl of fresh chilli. This really stands above and beyond the chilli recipes I have had in the past. I have always found chilli to be a heavy dish that heats you up from the inside, which is perfect for those cooler months. This recipe puts a nice twist on that heavy style though, its light and fresh and perfect for the warmer months approaching. 

I would be fine having this even cold as a refreshing summer dish. 

One thing I noted while eating this was that you can literally taste ALL of the flavours that are incorporated into this dish. The peppers, the corn, the beans.. they all have their place in the bowl. 

I really encourage you to try this one out, I don't think you will be disappointed! 

As always my compliments to the Chef and cheers to you, my friends! 

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