Name: Capsicum Rice - Pure Vegetarian
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 200 gm Rice; 3 ½ Bengal gram (Kadalaparippu); 2 ½ Black gram (Uzhunnuparippu); 5 nos Capsicum; 1 cup Other Veggies like carrot, beans etc (optional); 8 nos Cashewnuts; 1" stick Cinnamon (Karugapatta); 2 tbsp Coriander seeds; ½ tbsp Cuminseeds (Jeerakam); 3 nos Curry leaves; ½ tbsp Grated coconut; 1 no Lemon; ½ tbsp Mustard seeds; 3 tbsp Oil; 1 tbsp Peanuts (Nelakadala); 8 Whole red chillies (Kollamulaku); ¼ tsp Turmeric powder; Coriander leaves for garnishing

Capsicum Rice – Pure Vegetarian

By RosyMathew

• September 10, 2002

Capsicum Rice - Pure Vegetarian

Spicy Capsicum rice is a variant from the usually available ones. The dish is tasty and very easy to prepare.

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Prep Time 30

Total Time 30

Cuisine North Indian

Servings people

Ingredients

200 gm Rice
3 ½ Bengal gram Kadalaparippu
2 ½ Black gram Uzhunnuparippu
5 nos Capsicum
1 cup Other Veggies like carrot, beans etc optional
8 nos Cashewnuts
1" stick Cinnamon Karugapatta
2 tbsp Coriander seeds
½ tbsp Cuminseeds Jeerakam
3 nos Curry leaves
½ tbsp Grated coconut
1 no Lemon
½ tbsp Mustard seeds
3 tbsp Oil
1 tbsp Peanuts Nelakadala
8 Whole red chillies Kollamulaku
¼ tsp Turmeric powder
Coriander leaves for garnishing

Instructions

Fry the red chillies, cinnamon, coriander seeds, cumin seeds and black gram dal in a teaspoon of ghee or oil till golden brown. Powder and keep aside.
Cook rice until 3/4 cooked. Drain the water from the rice, spread and cool. Mix a teaspoon of oil or ghee to it and keep aside.
Heat oil and add mustard seeds, Bengal gram, red chillies, curry leaves, cashew nuts, and peanuts one by one and fry till golden brown in colour.
Add veggies n saute followed by diced capsicum and fry till soft.
Reduce heat and add grated dry coconut. Fry until light brown.
Add turmeric powder, salt and the cooked rice. Fry for a few minutes until the rice is hot.
Squeeze lemon juice and powdered masala. Mix well.
Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.