| How to Make Chilli Lime Chickpeas Posted: Here is a delicious, quick and very easy way to serve chickpeas (also known as garbanzo beans). This zesty dish is lovely served with cumin & sesame roasted potatoes as a complete meal. The beauty of this recipe is that it uses minimal ingredients and has no complicated spices, but doesn't come short on flavour. This will serve 4. Ingredients - 1 tablespoon oil (olive oil is a good choice)
- 1 capsicum/bell pepper chopped; if possible, look for one that is both red and green, or use two halves
- 1/2 onion, chopped (or 1 small onion)
- 1 stick of celery, cut into small pieces
- Garlic to taste, about 1 teaspoon, which is a generous amount
- 800 grams chickpeas, rinsed and drained (this is about 2 cans)
- 1 large tomato, cut into wedges, or two small ones
- 3 or 4 dessert spoons of a chunky chili-lime preserve (or to taste); you would usually find this in the international section of your supermarket or in a South Asian grocery store
- 300 ml of water or low-salt vegetable stock
Steps - Heat a frying pan and add 1 tablespoon of oil. When the oil is hot, add the onion, celery and capsicum. Saute for about 1 minute and then add garlic. Stir well to avoid burning.
- After 2 minutes when the vegetables are just starting to soften, add the tomato wedges.
- Add the chickpeas, chili-lime preserve and water (or stock). Stir well. You can add a lid, but it's not essential.
- Avoid crushing the chickpeas. If they fall in half, it's no problem, but the texture of whole chickpeas is more desirable.
- Simmer for about 10 minutes, or until the water or stock is almost gone. You will want the consistency of a sauce, but not soupy or too dry. If you find that it has dried out a little, or you had to wait for something else to cook, add a little more water, as it will soon be absorbed.
- Serve. Rice is a good accompaniment, but the cumin roast potatoes really make it a meal.
Tips - Avoid adding salt as it can toughen the chickpeas. Add it to the potatoes instead, or at the table.
- You can always add more chillies if you wish. Other spices though (such as curry powder) may hide the other flavours.
- If you can't find a suitable preserve, try mixing lime juice with a chili paste or sauce.
- This dish is suitable for both cool and warm weather.
Things You'll Need - Frying pan, skillet
- Wooden spoon
- Cutting board and knife
- Can opener
- Serving plates
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| How to Face Paint a Butterfly Posted: A butterfly design that incorporates a person's facial features is a very effective technique for party fun, or for matching a cosplay, fancy dress, or theater costume. This article explains just how easy it is to paint a lovely butterfly on a face. Steps - Load up a fine paintbrush with blue paint. Create an arch over one eyebrow. Start just at the top of the nose, go above the eyebrow and finish at the temple.
- Do the same for the other eye.
- Make sure both sides are even. Don't worry if the lines look thick, as long as they are roughly the same height and width.
- Ask your client to raise their eyebrows if necessary, and apply more paint to ensure evenness. If you get this stage right, the remaining steps will be easier.
- Starting just below the start point of the upper arch, create an up-turned arch below the first eye. Join it up to the outside edge of the upper arch.
- Repeat on the other side of the face.
- Make sure both sides are even. Again, don't worry about the thick lines; the tip here is to ask your client to smile.
- Create the lower butterfly wing by painting a sweeping crescent shape. Start at the nose, go across the cheek and finally meet up with the top wing.
- Repeat for the other side.
- Select a slightly larger brush and load up with pink paint. Fill in one of the lower wings with paint, blending in the edges as you go.
- Fill in the other sections in the same way.
- Wash your brush and load up a medium sized paintbrush with white paint. Apply a flash of white under each eye and just around the eyebrow area.
- Wash your brush again and load up with yellow paint. Apply small yellow lines just below the white flashes.
- Return to the white paint. Use a fine brush and create a frilled edge around the outside of the butterfly wings. The easiest way to do this is to create small 'c' shapes.
- Repeat on the other side.
- Paint the butterfly body. Using purple paint, load up the larger paint brush and start by placing the brush right at the top of your nose, then paint in a downwards motion towards the tip.
- It helps if you have a cute, small nose - most children do, so it's easy to get a good effect here.
- Paint in the antennae. Follow the arch shape of the top wing.
- With the fine brush, add some emphasis to the body in black paint.
- Use both black and white paint to add emphasis and highlight to the design. Try not to be too heavy with the paint–you can always add more.
- Add glitter if wished. In this image, silver paint was added, although you cannot really see it.
- Finish up. Hey presto! You are done.
Video Tips - Tie hair out of the way before you make a start.
- Practice on yourself first, using a mirror; this is a lot harder and if you can paint your own face, doing some-one else's face will be much easier.
- Use bright colours–the effect is much more appealing.
- Children won't sit still for too long, so learn how to make short-cuts and finish quickly.
- Glitter paints add another dimension and look stunning when applied on top of the finished design, use sparingly as some glitter paints can sometimes affect sensitive skin.
- A good supply of baby wipes is always useful, to wipe off dirt etc., from the face before starting.
- Always remove the design at the end of the day - a warm bubbly bath usually does the trick.
Warnings - Only use water-based face paints that are specifically designed for painting on skin.
- Not suitable for sensitive skin.
- Avoid getting face paints near the eyes.
- Use clean water.
- Clean your brushes between uses.
- Avoid clothing, just in case the paints stain.
Things You'll Need Face Paints, water tub and paints - Cotton wool - for removing smudges and errors
- Cotton buds - for tidying up edges
- Tub to hold the water
- Selection of paintbrushes
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