Tri- Colored Capsicum/Bell Pepper Rice

Tri- Colored Capsicum/Bell Pepper Rice with Onion Cucumber Raitha

I got this easy and tasty capsicum rice recipe from mom. This is an awesome lunch box menu and we can make it very quickly. We can just make the masala powder and keep it and we can use whenever we need it.

Time of Preparation : 45 minutes
No of Servings : 2


Ingredients:

• Cooked rice – 1 cup
• Capsicum – 2 cups (cut into small cubes,I choose tri-colored(Yellow,red and green))
• Grated coconut – 1 tbsp
• Mustard seeds- 1/2 tsp
• Split Urad dal – 2 tsp
• Channa dal – 1 tsp
• Dry red chillies – -2
• Curry leaves – a few
• Cashews – 1 tbsp (optional)
• Groundnuts – 1 tbsp (optional)
• Oil – 2 tbsp
• Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
• Salt – to taste

To grind:

• Dry red chillies- 6
• Cinnamon stick – 1 “
• Clove – 1
• Coriander seeds – 2 tsp
• Cumin seeds – 1 tsp
• Urad dal – 2 tsp
• Channa dal – 1 tsp

Method of Preparation:

1. Dry roast all the ingredients for grinding to a slightly coarse powder and keep it aside.
2. Cook the rice with 1 and 1/2 cup of water. I choose Sona masoori. . you can also make it with basmathi rice.
3. Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds followed by curry leaves, red chillies, channa dal and urad dal.
4. Now add the capsicum with little salt and turmeric powder and fry till they become soft.
5. Then add the ground powder followed by the coconut and fry for two minutes.
6. Turn off the heat and mix the rice to the mixture.
7. Roast the cahews and the groundnuts to the rice and serve hot with chips or raitha.

Note:

• Instead of adding coconut we can dry roast 2 tbsp of groundnuts and grind it along with the masala mixture.

Onion Cucumber Raitha

Ingredients

• 1 english cucumber (washed well and thinly sliced)
• 1 purple onion (small, sliced thinly)
• 2 tbsps fresh mint (mince)
• 1 green chilies (seeded and minced, optional)
• 1/2 tsp ground cumin
• 1 cup plain yogurt 
• salt
• black pepper
• 1 pinch sugar (to taste) 
• Mix all together and Raitha is ready . .