Capsicum (Bell Pepper) Rice

This is a very easy recipe and is a whole meal by itself. This will be my entry for the JFI - Bell Peppers event hosted by Creative Pooja.

Ingredients:

Rice (cooked) - 2 cups
Roasted cashews - 2 tbsp
Curry leaves - 10
Capsicum (chopped) - 1 cup
Groundnut (powdered) - 2 tbsp (optional)
Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
Oil or Ghee - 2 tbsp
Salt - as needed

To Powder:
Red Chillies - 5
Cinnamon - 1/2 inch
Dhania - 2 tsp
Jeera - 1/2 tsp
Split urad dal - 1/2 tsp
Channa dal - 1/2 tsp
Shredded coconut - 1/2 cup

Seasoning Ingredients:
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Split urad dal - 1/2 tsp
Channa dal - 1/2 tsp
Red Chillies - 2

Method:

Dry roast the to powder ingredients. Be careful and do not let the coconut turn black. Let it cool and powder it. Heat oil and add the seasoning ingredients. Once the mustard starts to splutter add the curry leaves and capsicum and fry till the capsicum changes color. Add groundnut powder, turmeric, salt and the ground mixture and fry for a few minutes. Add cooked rice and mix well. Serve hot with raitha and chips.

Comments

Kalai said…
Sounds fabulous, Deepz! Wonderful entry. :)
4:48 PM
Hetal said…
looks yummy,nice recipe.
7:55 PM
notyet100 said…
looks delicious,..
1:06 AM
ranji said…
so delcious...lovely entry.
9:32 AM
Pooja said…
I was wondering why didn't anyone cooked rice with peppers yet, and there you are :) .
thank you Deepz for this nice entry :) .
3:23 PM
Archana Doshi said…
Sounds very nice. It would be the right recipe for the event I am hosting - I would love for you to send this recipe for my event - ONE DISH MEALS. Check my site or the link below for more details.
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9:49 AM
Anonymous said…
Wow! Looks really good!
11:58 PM
Poornima Nair said…
Hi...first time here...you have a great place here...
The rice looks delicious...very tempting.
12:19 PM
vivek dominos said…
its really interesting need to try dis
2:26 AM
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Thanks for sharing
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Sakina said…
Was wondering what new dish can be cooked with Capsicum..tried this and it was delicious. Plus it is easy to make!!!
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Mandy Swift said…
Sounds this recipe sounds delicious :) I must try this out at home, thank you for sharing!
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