Capsicum Masala Rice | Kids Lunch Box Recipes
Capsicum Masala rice is very rich in flavour, colourful and very tasty rice variety. The flavour and crunchiness of Capsicum along with the freshly ground spice powder makes this rice even more interesting. This Capsicum rice a perfect rice for Kids's Lunch box recipe. We can relish this Capsicum Masala Rice with any Raita of our choice!
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 200kcal
Ingredients
- 2 nos Capsicum Sliced
- 2 Cups Cooked Rice
- 1 no Onion Sliced
- ¼ teaspoon Turmeric Powder
- 1 teaspoon Salt adjust to your taste
For Grinding
- 1 teaspoon Peanuts
- 1 teaspoon Urad Dal
- 1 teaspoon Coriander Seeds
- 1 nos Red Chili
- 1 teaspoon Peppercorns
- 2 nos Cloves
- 1" Piece Cinnamon
For Tempering
- 1 tablespoon Ghee
- 1 teaspoon Mustard Seeds
- 1 nos Red Chili
- 1 teaspoon Peanuts We can add Cashews instead of penauts
Instructions
- Heat a pan and add all the grinding ingredients and dry roast it till the dal turns golden brown color. Add all the roasted ingredients to the mixer and allow them to cool off
- Grind all the roasted ingredients to a smooth powder. Heat 1 teaspoon of ghee and add finely sliced onions along with a pinch of salt
- Saute the onions till they turn transparent and become golden brown color. Take this in a separate plate as this is only for garnishing. Heat a teaspoon of ghee and add thinly sliced capsicum and in a medium flame saute the capsicum along with turmeric powder and little salt
- The capsicum should be just cooked so that it is still crispy but cooked. It should not be over cooked and mushy. Take the cooked capsicum aside. Heat remaining ghee in the pan and add mustard seeds. When the mustard seeds starts to sputter, add broken red chilli and saute it for a second
- Add peanuts to the pan and roast it till they turn golden brown color. Then add the cooked capsicum and toss them
- Next, add the ground masala powder and toss them all so that the masala and the capsicum are mixed nicely
- Add the cooked and cooled fluffy rice and gently mix them well. Adjust the salt and finally garnish with sauted onions
- The yummy and tasty Capsicum Masala Rice is now ready to serve
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Notes
- Instead of masala grinding, we can simply just to temper green and red chili for the spice. But this grinding ingredients adds more flavor.
- We can follow the same procedure and use Brinjal instead of Capsicum
Nutrition
Serving: 1Cup | Calories: 200kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 7g