Making Tips For Capsicum Rice

 

 

Ingredients

• 2 cups basmati rice(cleaned and soaked in water for 10 mins)
• 3 green capsicum, finely chopped
• 1 finely chopped onion
• 1 tomato, chopped
• 5 whole red chillies
• 1 tsp red chilli powder
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 1 tsp ginger-garlic paste
• 1 tbsp grated coconut
• 6 crushed and roasted cashew nuts
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• 2 tsp salt to taste
• 2 tsp ghee
• few curry and coriander leaves
• 1 tbsp refined oil

METHOD For Making

1. Clean basmati rice with water,then drain it.Heat ghee in a pan,now roast basmati(wet) in ghee for a min.This will give nice ghee taste to the rice.
2. Cut onions,tomato,capsicum,green chillies into very small pieces.
3. Heat oil in a pressure pan,add cumin seeds,green chillies,chopped onions,chopped tomato,ginger-garlic paste and curry and coriander leaves.saute well till tomato begins to melt.
4. Now add chopped capsicum,chilli powder,salt and turmeric powder and saute for a min.
5. Add basmati rice and 3 cups water and pressure cook upto 1 whistle.turn off the flame.
6. Add lemon juice  and mix well.
7. Add crushed and roasted cashews and grated coconut in the end.
8. Serve hot with cucumber raita and papadams.