Capsicum Rice/Bell Pepper Rice/Donne Menasina kayi Rice/Simla mirchi Rice

Capsicum/bell pepper which is also called as sweet pepper is one of the vegetable containing high amount of  Vitamin 'C',which is a very important vitamin for maintaining healthy skin as it helps in the synthesis of Collagen.It also contains rich levels of Vitamin 'A' .It also contains flavonoid antioxidants like Carotenes,lutein,Zea-Xanthin and CryptoXanthin which help in protecting the body against free radicals. It also contains alkaloid compound Capsaicin which contain anti-diabetic,anti-carcinogenic and anti-bacterial properties, thus making Capsicum an important vegetable for sugar patients.

This recipe 'Capsicum rice' is ideal for lunch box.This can be prepared even with left over rice.This is a simple and spicy rice recipe.Do try it once for sure.

Preparation time : 20 mins

Cooking time : 15 mins

Yield : 2

Ingredients :

Capsicum (either green/yellow/red or all) : 3

Boiled rice : 2 cups

Onion Pieces : 1 cup

Green chili slices : 1/2 cup

Salt : as per required

Oil : 2 tbsp

Coriander leaves/kothmir/kothumbari soppu : fistful

Ingredients for making Masala powder :

Groundnuts/peanuts/verusenaga pappu/Kadalekayi : 3 tbsp

Cumin seeds/jeera/jeerige : 2 tbsp

Black gram/minapappu/uddhina bele : 2 tbsp

Bengal gram/pachi senagapappu/kadale bele : 2 tbsp

Coriander seeds/dhaniyalu/Kothambari beeja : 1 tbsp

Red chilies/endu mirchi/ona menasina kayi : 5-6 no

Method Of Preparation :

1. Heat a kadai and add 1 tbsp of oil and fry all the ingredients listed for making 'Masala powder' separatly and grind them into powder.


2. Chop capsicum into small pieces.(I have used yellow and green capsicum here). Add required amount of salt to boiled rice and set aside.


3. Heat another kadai and add 1 tbsp of oil, add onion pieces,salt (required for only onions, as already salt is added to the boiled rice) and saute till they turn  transparent, then add splitted green chilies,saute for 30 seconds,then add capsicum pieces and saute for 2 minutes.


4. Then add the masala powder which we prepared earlier and boiled rice,mix thoroughly and cook for 2 minutes.


5. Finally add Coriander leaves/kothmir/kothumbari soppu and dish out.

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