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 tsp 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 tsp ginger garlic paste after frying onion. It gives a nice aroma.
Colorful rice! Haven't added other veggies with capsicum..will give it a try soon!
Cool and colourful. Nice to see you working at holidays too:-)
Wow, this is new to me and looks colorful, thanks for sharing…
Kurinji
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 🙂
The rice looks gr8 n colorful..
Thats a delicious rice Raji..looks very colourful and yummy..
thats a riot of colours in that cute bowl. so tempting.
so colourful and yumm
Colorful one pot meal…looks gud. No grinding?! then sure to try it sometime
colorful and yumm..
Capsicum rice is so yummy and colourful..
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Delicious and colourful..My mom also used to give this with mixed vegetables for our lunch box while in college.
Lovely , colorful rice. Must try 🙂
very colourful n flavourful rice ! lovely clicks !!
Love the colorful capsicum rice. Happy 2011 to you & your family, Raks.
Lite Bite
Looks yummy.Wishes for a very Happy and prosperous New Year
Padhuskitchen
Looks colorful and pretty! And that pan is so cute!
looks colorful and yummy.raji
Colorful and flavorful rice..really pretty
I make tomato bhath a little similar to this recipe. Looks colorful.
Looks absolutely delicious and colorful.. mouth
warering clicks Raji.. amazing job !!
colourful and delicious
oh yeah, My H also likes the rice to b soft..Simple and awesomely made and well presented..
Love the rice..So colorful and flavorful..
Gayu
http://ensamayalarangam.blogspot.com
colorful and flavorful rice….yumm!!
Colourful and tasty looking rice.
Love the color and your presentation 🙂
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
Absolutely beautiful with lovely colors and I love capsicum rice..yumm 🙂
Looks wonderful!!
healthy and nutritious rice…delicious too!
thats a mouthwatering dish dear….
wish ya happy new year 2011
Lovely colors! yummm
Delicious and awesome colors. Wish you a family happy and prosperous New year.
Yummy capsicum rice,Wishing you a Happy New Year
Wishing you and your family a very happy new year dear Raks.
Colorful and yummy rice!….
Have a safe and healthy New year ahead Raji!
happy new year raji. colourful rice and lovely click, as always.
Looks yummy.. its really nice you left it with red and yellow peppers.
I made this and it came out too good.we all liked it.Thank you for the recipe.
Madhavi
Happy New Year to you and Your Family! That is quiet a colorful rice!
Such a pretty rice dish…and loved the flavor s too 🙂 Happy New year !!
Happy New Year to you and all your dear ones! Lovely colorful rice.
wooo great dish raks…looks colourful..
Madhavi, Thanks so much for trying out soon and the prompt feed back 🙂
lovely rice..very colourful.
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i will now make this regularly….
hi
i tried this recipe…it came out so colorful n yummy!!
thanks a ton.
hi
i tried this recipe…it came out colorful n yummy…wow
thanks
excellent website, and all good recipes, tried few of them already.
all came out good.
Thanks so much for your efforts
Latha
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!
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 🙂
Actually this not process to make capsicum rice , it's veggi rice .
Made this today. Turned out great! My family loved it. Thanks for sharing