Capsicum Rice

Capsicum Rice:

Capsicum Rice is a very flavorful and easy-to-make recipe.

Ingredients:
(for 3 persons)

For dry roast and grind:
1. Red Chilli - 3 numbers
2. Mustered Seeds - 1 tsp
3. Cumin Seeds - 1 tsp
4. Coriander Seeds - 1 tsp
5. Urad Dal - 1 tsp
6. Peanuts - 4 tbsp
7. Curry Leaves - 8

For fry:
8. Butter - 2 tbsp
9. Capsicum (diced) - 1 (any one color or mix of colors)


For mix:
10. Basmati Rice - 1 cup

For taste:
11. Salt - to taste


Preparation:

Boil the rice to a firm consistency (fried rice consistency) and let it cool down.

In a heavy-bottom fry pan add red chillies, mustered seeds, cumin seeds, coriander seeds, urad dal and peanuts, one by one and dry roast them until they slightly change the color or you sense the aroma. Then add curry leaves. Keep the pan away from heat and let it cool. Once it is cooled down, grind it coarsely.

In a heavy-bottom fry pan add the butter, melt it, and add diced capsicum and fry it for 3-4 mins (let's keep the crunchiness of capsicum). Add the ground ingredients and mix it well. Add salt to taste. Cook it for 1 minute. Then add the rice and mix it.  Serve hot.