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Capsicum Rice
Capsicum rice recipe -
Basmati rice are cooked with colored bell pepper, onion, yogurt and with few spices. Do give it a try, I am sure you will love this.
Course
Main Course
Cuisine
Indian
Prep Time
20
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
25
minutes
minutes
Total Time
45
minutes
minutes
Servings
2
Calories
348
kcal
Author
Kanan
Ingredients
▢
⅔
cup
Basmati rice
▢
1 ½
tablespoons
Oil
▢
1
inch
Cinnamon stick
▢
2
Cloves
▢
1
Bay leaf
▢
2
Green cardamoms
▢
½
teaspoon
Cumin seeds
▢
½
teaspoon
Fennel seeds
▢
½
cup
Red onion
sliced
▢
1
teaspoon
Ginger paste or freshly grated or crushed
▢
1
teaspoon
Garlic paste or freshly grated
▢
½
cup
Capsicum (Green bell pepper)
sliced
▢
½
cup
Red pepper
sliced
▢
⅓
cup
Tomato
sliced
▢
1 ½
teaspoon
Red chili powder
▢
1
teaspoon
Coriander powder
▢
Salt to taste
▢
½
teaspoon
Garam masala
▢
⅓
cup
Plain yogurt
▢
1
cup
Water
Instructions
Wash the rice under running cold water till water runs clear.
Soak them in enough water for at least 20 minutes.
While rice soaking prep other ingredients and chop the veggies.
Drain soaking water and keep the rice aside.
Heat the oil in a pan on medium heat. Once hot add whole spices, saute for a minute.
After that add cumin seeds and fennel seeds, let the sizzle a bit.
Now mix in the sliced onion and cook for 2 minutes. it starts to soften.
Now add ginger paste and garlic paste. Mix and saute for about a minute.
Stir in tomatoes, green bell pepper and red bell pepper.
Add salt, red chili powder, coriander powder and garam masala.
Mix well and cook for a minute.
Add yogurt. Stir well.
Add soaked, drained rice. Also add 1 cup of water and mix.
Cover the pan and cook on low for 18-20 minutes.
after that switch off the stove and let it rest covered for 10 minutes.
Then open the cover, gently fluff up the rice using fork and serve.
Nutrition
Calories:
348
kcal
*Nutrition information is a rough estimate for 1 serving
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