An easy capsicum rice which my MIL had tried few times after learning it from a TV show. Its easy for me because,there is no grinding part,just make it like the mild pulav we usually make….I made this today as per her instructions and the taste is just awesome!
Ingredients:
| Basmati rice | 1 & ½ cups |
| Capsicum, small | 3 |
| Mixed vegetables,chopped | 1 cup |
| Onion | 2 |
| Tomato | 2 |
| Sambar powder (Replace with redchilli powder and coriander powder) |
2 tsp |
| Green chilli | 2 |
| Mint leaves (optional) | few |
| Salt | as needed |
| Water | 2 cups |
To temper:
| Oil + ghee | 4 tbsp |
| Cinnamon | 1 inch stick |
| Cumin seeds | 2 tsp |
Method:
- Soak basmati rice for 10 mins. Cut the onions lengthwise and capsicum into cubes. Chop the tomatoes.
- Heat oil and ghee in the pressure cooker or heavy bottomed pan,temper with cinnamon and jeera.
- Add onion and fry till transparent,add tomatoes and fry till soft.
- Add the veggies along with green chillies,mint leaves and fry for 2 minutes in medium flame.
- Add the chopped capsicum,sambar powder and fry for 2 minutes.
- Drain the soaked rice and fry in a non stick pan with a teaspoon of ghee until the moisture evaporates.
- Mix the rice with the capsicum mixture and add water,salt and bring to boil. Pressure cook for three whistles in medium flame.
- Serve with any kind of raita and chips.
Tips:
- Veggies I used – potato,carrot,babycorn and beans. Its purely optional and of your choice.
- You can use 2 teaspoon ginger garlic paste after frying onion. It gives a nice aroma.
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
i will now make this regularly....
RENU
hi
i tried this recipe...it came out so colorful n yummy!!
thanks a ton.
RENU
hi
i tried this recipe...it came out colorful n yummy...wow
thanks
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