Sausage and Peppers is a simple delicious meal that can be cooked up in no time. It is lightly spiced with a bit of turmeric and chili powder.
Even though we use hot and spicy sausages, they are not spicy for us! So adding a little bit of chili powder gives it the right amount of spice.
To give these sausages a little bit of gravy, adding onions and tomatoes is a must. It gives it a nice bit of gravy but not too much. It’s nice and tasty when eaten with bread.
You can use all the colors of bell peppers. I usually use about 1/3 of each pepper if using different colors of peppers. If using just 1 you can use the whole pepper cut in thin slices.
If you like sausages with grill marks, you could grill the sausages first and then put them into the gravy. Either way, it tastes great!
You can use any kind of sausages, Chicken sausages or even Vegan Sausages if you are vegetarian.
Ingredients required for Sausage and Peppers:
Sausages: I have used Italian hot and spicy sausages in this recipe but I have also used mild sausages, firecracker, and Bratwurst.
Bell Peppers: Any color bell pepper is fine or a combination of two or three. Whichever way you use them, we use one whole bell pepper for this recipe, thinly sliced. I have used 3 different colored bell peppers, about 1/3 each sliced into strips.
Onions: 1 large yellow onion, sliced
Tomatoes: 1 large tomato or 2 medium size tomatoes.
Spices:
Kashmiri Chili Powder- I have mentioned in my other recipes, that I Only use Kashmiri red chili powder in my cooking because of its mild taste and deep red color.
Turmeric powder- Just a little turmeric powder for color.
Salt to taste
How do you make Sausages and Peppers?
In a wide pan, heat up about 2 tablespoons of oil.
When the oil is hot, add onions and fry till translucent.
Add tomatoes, turmeric, and chili powder.
Cook this masala for about 5 minutes till the tomatoes turn soft.
Move the masala to the side and put the sausages in the pan.
Cook them on both sides.
Cover them with the onion tomato masala, put the lid on the pan, lower the flame and let the sausages cook for about 25 to 30 minutes. Stir in between so the sausages don’t t stick to the pan.
Add the bell peppers on top of the sausages, cover them, and let them cook. Check for salt and adjust.
Once the peppers are cooked give it a good mix. If you feel there is too much gravy, you can boil it down to the consistency you want. Do not add any water.
Your delicious Sausages and Peppers are ready.
Eat them with bread or in a sandwich, in a hot dog bun, over rice, or with paratha.
Sausages and Peppers
Ingredients
- 1 pack of Sausages
- 1 onion sliced
- 2 tomatoes sliced
- ¼ tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tsp Kashmiri Chili powder
- 2 tbsps Olive oil
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Heat oil in a pan. Add onions and fry till translucent.
- Add tomatoes, turmeric powder, chili powder, fry till the tomatoes turn soft.
- Move the onion and tomato masala to the sides of the pan, and add the sausages to the pan.
- Fry the sausages on both sides.
- Cover the sausages with the masala, put the lid on and, let them cook on low flame. Maybe around 25 to 30 minutes.
- When the sausages are almost done, add the peppers on top, cover the pan and cook for a further 10 minutes till peppers have softened. Add salt to taste.
- Mix it all up, if there is too much gravy, turn up the flame and cook till some of the gravy evaporates.
- The consistency should be more like a masala than a gravy.
- Enjoy your sausage and peppers with bread, rice, or paratha.
Notes:
- Any kind of sausages can be used, even those with added flavor, it just adds to the taste.
- Substitute vegan sausage if you are a vegetarian.
- If you do not eat pork, you could make this dish with chicken sausages.
- Do not add water at any time when cooking this dish as the sausages and peppers do leave out some water when cooked.
- Adjust the gravy according to your liking.
- If you like it really spicy add more chili powder.
- Add salt to taste, remember that the sausages already have added salt in them.
If you like recipes like this, please do check out some of my other simple recipes Simple Chicken Curry, Instant Pot Peas Pulao, Instant Pot Spanish Chicken Pulao, Indian Lime/ Lemon Rice
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