Capsicum Rice

This Colourful and flavourful rice with crunchy bites of capsicum is
so easy to prepare.This also serves as a good lunch box menu especially if the spice powder is prepared in advance.

 Ingredients:

Basmati rice	1 cup
Water	1 ½ cups
Capsicum cut into small cubes	1 1/2 cups
Peanut(optional)	1 tblsp
Oil	2 tblsp
Mustard seeds	½ tsp
Curry leaves	As needed
Salt	As needed
To Roast and grind to a powder
Cinnamon	1 small piece
Cloves	1
Cumin seeds	½ tsp
Red chillies(see note below)	1 or 2
Coriander seeds	2 tsp
Channa dhal	2 tsp
Urad dhal	1 tsp

Method:

• Cook the rice.Once cooked allow it to cool and spread it on a plate and add a tsp of oil to it.
• Take a pan and dry roast all the spices given in the list.Cool and grind to a powder.
• Heat oil in a kadai,add mustard seeds and fry the peanuts if using followed by the capsicum and curry leaves.
• Add little salt and cook till capsicum is cooked but still crunchy.
• Add the ground spice powder and fry for a minute.
• Add the cooked rice,required salt and mix gently so that the rice is mixed well with the capsicum and spice mixture.
• Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve with raitha of your choice.

Note:

• I have used green,yellow and orange capsicums.You can prepare with any one variety also.
• Adjust the chilli,spices used to your taste.