Capsicum Rice

Ingredients

• • Plain rice - 1 cup
• • Capsicums - 4
• • Lemon - 1
• • Coconut (grated, dry) - 1 ½ tablespoons
• • Turmeric powder - ¼ teaspoon
• • Oil - 3 tablespoons

Ingredients For Seasoning

• • Mustard seeds - ¼ teaspoon
• • Black gram dal - 1 teaspoon
• • Bengal gram dal - 2 teaspoons
• • Red chillies - 2
• • Curry leaves - few
• • Cashew nuts - 8
• • Pea nuts (roasted) - 1 tablespoon

Ingredients For Masala Powder

• • Red chillies - 6
• • Cinnamon - 1 inch
• • Coriander seeds - 2 teaspoons
• • Cumin seeds - ½ teaspoon
• • Black gram dal - 1 ½ teaspoons
• • Bengal gram dal - 1 ½ teaspoons

Method

• 1. Cook rice in boiling water till tender and three fourth cooked.
• 2. Drain the water and allow it to cool by spreading over a broad plate.
• 3. Each grain should remain separate.
• 4. If cooking in pressure cooker add two cups of water for one cup rice.
• 5. Cool thoroughly and separate the grains.
• 6. Mix a teaspoon of oil or ghee to that.
• 7. Heat oil.
• 8. Add seasonings one by one and fry till golden brown in colour.
• 9. Add diced capsicums and fry till it becomes soft.
• 10. Reduce the flame and add grated dry coconut.
• 11. Fry till light brown add turmeric powder and salt.
• 12. Add cooked rice to this and fry for few minutes till rice becomes hot.
• 13. Squeeze lemon juice and add powdered masala.
• 14. Mix well and garnish with cut coriander leaves.