Peperonata
This richly flavoured low-fat dip combines spicy tomato with sweet red pepper. Best complemented with crisp italian-style breadsticks, it is delicious when served hot, cold or at room temperature and can be stored in refrigerator for several days.
To be more experimental with it, try it as a spread on any bread, as a pizza base or as a pickle with parathas and you will be licking away to glory! 
This dip is rather rough in texture as compared to the traditional smooth, pasty dips as it is not blended. Peppers and tomato are cooked with garlic and spices till done. Long, slow cooking helps to bring out the sweetness of pappers and tomato, so don’t be tempted to cheat on the cooking time by cooking over a higher heat. 
For peperonata:
2 tbsp olive oil
3 cloves of garlic - crushed
2 large red bell peppers, halved, seeded and sliced
1 can (400 gms) of tomatoes
a pinch of dried chili flakes
salt and ground pepper as per your taste
Heat the oil in a large, non-stick pan and add garlic till it sizzles.
Add sliced peppers and cook for 3-4 mins, stirring occasionally.
Add chili flakes to the pan and cook for 1 min.
Stir in tomatoes.
Season with salt and pepper.
Cook on slow heat for 50 mins to 1 hour stirring occasionally.
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Looks very tempting.
Just saw this on another blog and thought it was a good thing to make. Now I definitely must.
Hey Coffee…u posted after such a lonnnnnnnnnnnggggg time
Happy to see u again.
U r gud photographer with gud cook…!!!
bye. tc.
Sonu.
Great to see you back.. You visual presentaion is so very good….
Beautiful color, great entry!:)
I made your Bhinda Ni Kadhi, will link on Wednesday at FH. Enjoy the weekend.
Yumm yumm, delicious .
Love the picture
Beautiful color! Love the bell pepper + tomato combo, I made a soup with almost the same set of ingredients too
Will delurk for a minute to cry in joy - DELISH!!!
umm..color looks good
50 mins of cooking 
..will come to ur place to enjoy it 
Coffee,
this is such an inviting sauce, I just feel like saying AAAAAaaaah and in it goes
hey girl, r u bk from ur trip?
the dip looks divine!!! peppers and tomatoes, irresistible combination
tomatoes and red peppers is a great combination.
Fantastic picture!
that is so pretty! kem che tu?
Dear Coffee - Gud to see u back in action after this long..
and the pepper dip looks yumO.. 
Siri
that looks so rich with red color coffee :). thank you for this wonderful entry
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as you forgot to send it 
btw,I gonna steal the pic for round up from here
Great entry!
This would go really well with some hearty crusty bread or roti and tea for dinner or breakfast.
I like: …and you will be licking away to glory!
Coffee- first time visitor here, pepperonata sounds and looks delicious, can also be used as sauce for pasta.
Delicious and beautiful looking. Isn’t it similar to bruschetta? My sister makes this and while it probably isn’t as good as what you’ve got here, it does, I think, involve less work. I think she just combines fresh tomato, red onion, and grated parmesan cheese. Possibly a little cilantro. Ciao.
Thanks so much for this lovely recipe, looks simply inviting!
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