Capsicum vegetable pulao comes together quickly and very easy one pot meal idea as well as colourful lunch box fix you can whip up under 30 minutes.
This is a recipe I learnt from my MIL who saw this in a television cookery show. Check out my easy carrot rice and jeera cashew pulao recipes too in my website.
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Ingredients
It is so flexible that capsicum as main ingredient, you can add any vegetable you have. It can be your favorite or even frozen vegetables.
- Basmati rice
- Capsicum
- Vegetables
- Onion
- Green chilli
- Mint leaves
- Coriander leaves
- Ginger garlic paste
- Spice powders
- Whole spices
Check ingredients list for exact measurements.
Capsicum veg pulao method
1. Wash and soak basmati rice in 2 cups water firstly.
2. Heat a pressure cooker with oil. Following it, temper with cinnamon, clove and cardamom.
Then add sliced onion & slit green chillies. Stir fry for 30 seconds.
Next, in goes ginger garlic paste and cook for 1 minute.
3. After that, add vegetables and capsicum.
4. Cook furthermore for 2 minutes in medium or low flame.
5. Then add turmeric, chilli powder, coriander powder, garam masala powder and little salt.
6. Immediately give it a stir, for 30 seconds.
7. Now add mint and coriander leaves and just saute until it shrinks.
8. Then add soaked rice + water and required salt. Mix well and bring to boil.
9. Finally, close the lid and give 2 whistles in medium flame. Once done fluff carefully once or twice.
Serve capsicum vegetable pulao with onion raita and some potato chips by side.
My notes
- Soaking basmati rice lets it cook long and avoids dryness. Soak in hot water for 10 minutes or 30 minutes in plain water.
- Do not over mix once the pulao is done. Just 2-3 gently fluff from bottom is enough. This ensures long grain.
- Add more salt only while adding rice, if you add all salt to vegetables, then it will taste salty later.
- If you taste the water after mixing salt, it should be slightly high like sea water, then only it will be balanced after rice is cooked.
- You can skip the spice powders completely as pulao is meant to be mild. You can otherwise add ½ teaspoon garam masala powder alone too.
Recipe card
Capsicum vegetable pulao
Ingredients
- 1 cup Basmati rice
- 2 cups Water
- 1 Onion sliced
- 2 Green chillies slit
- 1 teaspoon Ginger garlic paste
- 1 cup Vegetables 4 beans, ½ carrot, ¼ cup peas
- 1 cup Capsicum cubed
- ¼ cup Mint + coriander leaves loosely filled
- ½ teaspoon Red chilli powder I use sambar powder
- ½ tsp Garam masala powder
- ¼ teaspoon Turmeric
- 2 tsp Coriander powder Optional
- Salt
To temper
- 2 tablespoon Oil or ghee or mixed
- 1 inch Cinnamon
- 1 Cardamom
- 1 Clove
Instructions
- Wash and soak basmati rice in 2 cups water firstly.
- Heat a pressure cooker with oil and temper with cinnamon, clove and cardamom.
- Then add sliced onion & slit green chillies. Stir fry for 30 seconds.
- In goes ginger garlic paste and cook for 1 minute.
- After that, add vegetables and capsicum.
- Cook for 2 minutes in medium or low flame.
- Then add turmeric, chilli powder, coriander powder, garam masala powder and little salt.
- Give it a fry for 30 seconds.
- Now add mint and coriander leaves and just saute until it shrinks.
- Add soaked rice + water and required salt. Mix well and bring to boil.
- Close the lid and give 2 whistles in medium flame. Once done fluff carefully once or twice.
Notes
- Soaking basmati rice lets it cook long and avoids dryness. Soak in hot water for 10 minutes or 30 minutes in plain water.
- Do not over mix once the pulao is done. Just 2-3 gently fluff from bottom is enough. This ensures long grain.
- Add more salt only while adding rice, if you add all salt to vegetables, then it will taste salty later.
- If you taste the water after mixing salt, it should be slightly high like sea water, then only it will be balanced after rice is cooked.
- You can skip the spice powders completely as pulao is meant to be mild. You can otherwise add ½ teaspoon garam masala powder alone too.
Mahi
Colorful rice! Haven't added other veggies with capsicum..will give it a try soon!
Saraswathi Iyer
Cool and colourful. Nice to see you working at holidays too:-)
Kurinji
Wow, this is new to me and looks colorful, thanks for sharing...
Kurinji
Priya
Great dish!! I always end up with extra capsicum that I don't know what to do.. until now! Can't wait to try it. Thanks 🙂
Prathibha
The rice looks gr8 n colorful..
Priya
Thats a delicious rice Raji..looks very colourful and yummy..
Sayantani
thats a riot of colours in that cute bowl. so tempting.
sowmya's creative saga
so colourful and yumm
Sharmilee! :)
Colorful one pot meal...looks gud. No grinding?! then sure to try it sometime
LG
colorful and yumm..
Gayathri's Cook Spot
Capsicum rice is so yummy and colourful..
Shanthi
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Shanthi
Delicious and colourful..My mom also used to give this with mixed vegetables for our lunch box while in college.
Chitra
Lovely , colorful rice. Must try 🙂
Priya Sreeram
very colourful n flavourful rice ! lovely clicks !!
sanjeeta kk
Love the colorful capsicum rice. Happy 2011 to you & your family, Raks.
Lite Bite
Padhu
Looks yummy.Wishes for a very Happy and prosperous New Year
Padhuskitchen
Vani
Looks colorful and pretty! And that pan is so cute!
savitha ramesh
looks colorful and yummy.raji
Suja Sugathan
Colorful and flavorful rice..really pretty
Sush
I make tomato bhath a little similar to this recipe. Looks colorful.
Hari Chandana
Looks absolutely delicious and colorful.. mouth
warering clicks Raji.. amazing job !!
Santosh Bangar
colourful and delicious
Shanavi
oh yeah, My H also likes the rice to b soft..Simple and awesomely made and well presented..
Gayu
Love the rice..So colorful and flavorful..
Gayu
http://ensamayalarangam.blogspot.com
swapna
colorful and flavorful rice....yumm!!
simply.food
Colourful and tasty looking rice.
Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal
Love the color and your presentation 🙂
Satrupa
A gr8 amalgamation of colors and flavor .... the serving dish looks super cute 🙂
Wish you and your family a very Happy New Year
Cheers,
Satrupa
http://satrupa-foodforthought.blogspot.com
Pavithra
Absolutely beautiful with lovely colors and I love capsicum rice..yumm 🙂
Apu
Looks wonderful!!
lissie
healthy and nutritious rice...delicious too!
Akila
thats a mouthwatering dish dear....
notyet100
wish ya happy new year 2011
Preeti Kashyap
Lovely colors! yummm
Swathi
Delicious and awesome colors. Wish you a family happy and prosperous New year.
Pushpa
Yummy capsicum rice,Wishing you a Happy New Year
Laavanya
Wishing you and your family a very happy new year dear Raks.
Smitha
Colorful and yummy rice!....
Have a safe and healthy New year ahead Raji!
Dershana
happy new year raji. colourful rice and lovely click, as always.
Anonymous
Looks yummy.. its really nice you left it with red and yellow peppers.
Madhavi
I made this and it came out too good.we all liked it.Thank you for the recipe.
Madhavi
Cham
Happy New Year to you and Your Family! That is quiet a colorful rice!
Gulmohar
Such a pretty rice dish...and loved the flavor s too 🙂 Happy New year !!
Soma
Happy New Year to you and all your dear ones! Lovely colorful rice.
Suma Rajesh
wooo great dish raks...looks colourful..
RAKS KITCHEN
Madhavi, Thanks so much for trying out soon and the prompt feed back 🙂
Sumi
lovely rice..very colourful.
consultant
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RENU
hi
i tried this recipe...it came out colorful n yummy...wow
thanks
RENU
i will now make this regularly....
RENU
hi
i tried this recipe...it came out so colorful n yummy!!
thanks a ton.
Latha
excellent website, and all good recipes, tried few of them already.
all came out good.
Thanks so much for your efforts
Latha
Aathira
Just tried this for lunch today. Came to your blog from Sandhya's Kitchen 🙂
Lovely flavour. I added just turmeric, chilli and coriander powders as did not have the sambar powder as per the recipe... and was too lazy to make it 😀
But, the taste was wonderful... especially with curd!
Naqabi
I tired this recipe!! cooked veggies separatly and did the tempering process same!! then aded veggies and rice!! a lil twist with great n awesome flavor 🙂
sofia
Actually this not process to make capsicum rice , it's veggi rice .
cpt
Made this today. Turned out great! My family loved it. Thanks for sharing