Capsicum Rice
Capsicum rice is a South Indian rice dish where cooked rice is tossed with sauteed capsicum and onion and a ground sesame-peanut spice powder, then tempered with mustard, urad and chana dal, red chilli and curry leaves. Served with raita or papad.
Ingredients
Main
- Chana Dal — 0.5 tsp (whole)
- Peanuts — 2 tbsp (whole)
- red chilli — 2 g (ground)
- rice — 250 g (whole)
- green bell pepper — 200 g (chopped)
- salt — 1 tsp (whole)
- onion — 1 piece (chopped)
- Turmeric Powder — 0.5 tsp (ground)
- oil — 2 tbsp (whole)
- mustard — 1 tsp (ground)
- sesame seeds — 25.5 g (whole)
- cumin — 1 tsp (ground)
Tempering
- Curry Leaves — 1 piece (ground)
- Urad Dal — 0.5 tsp (whole)
Method
- Firstly, dry roast 2 tbsp peanut till they turn crunchy.
- Add 2 tbsp sesame, 1 tsp cumin ½ tsp coriander seeds, ½ tsp urad dal, and ½ tsp chana dal.
- Dry roast on low flame till the spices turn aromatic.
- Cool completely, and grind to a fine powder. Keep aside.
- In a large kadai heat 2 tbsp oil. Splutter 1 tsp mustard, ½ tsp cumin, 2 dried red chilli, pinch hing, and few curry leaves.
- Add 1 onion and saute slightly till the onion softens.
- Now add 1 capsicum and saute till the capsicum turns crunchy.
- Further, keeping the flame on low add ½ tsp turmeric, 1 tsp chilli powder, ½ tsp garam masala, and 1 tsp salt.
- Saute on low flame till the spices turn aromatic.
- Add in 4 cup of cooked rice and prepare peanut masala.
- Mix gently, making sure everything is well combined.
- Cover and simmer for 5 minutes or until the spices are absorbed well.
- Further add 2 tbsp coriander, ½ lemon juice and mix well.
- Finally, enjoy Capsicum Rice Recipe with raita.
Common questions
- What is ಕ್ಯಾಪ್ಸಿಕಂ ರೈಸ್ in English?
- ಕ್ಯಾಪ್ಸಿಕಂ ರೈಸ್ is written Capsicum Rice in English.
- How many calories in one plate of Capsicum Rice?
- 412 kcal per plate.
- How much cooking time?
- 25 min — 10 min prep, 15 min cooking.