Special Rice - Capsicum Rice

Ingredients:

1. Cooked rice – 3cups
2. Capsicums -2 (big size)
3. Ghee/oil – 2tsp
4. Curry leaves – few
5. Salt to taste
6. Roasted peanuts for garnish.

Masala powder:

Roast the following ingredients in ghee and grind them into a powder along with grated coconut.

1. Red chillies – 3 to 4
2. Coriander seeds -  1 tsp
3. Cumin seeds – 1tsp
4. Urad dal – 1tsp
5. Cinnamon stick -1″
6. Peanuts – 2tsp
7. Grated coconut – 1tsp
8. Ghee(clarified butter) – 2tsp
9. Lemon juice – 1tsp(optional)

Method:

• In a wide bottom pan heat oil /ghee,add mustard seeds and curry leaves.
• After the mustard starts spluttering add capsicum pieces and cook for 5min.(Do not over cook the capsicum)
• To this add the above ground powder , salt and mix well.
• Reduce the heat and add the cooked rice and combine with the mixture and salt well.
• Turn off the stove ,add roasted  peanuts at the end, mix well and serve with  raita or any gravy of your choice.