Spicy Black Pepper-Jeera Rice/Jeera-Miriyala Annam/ Jeerige-karimenasu Akki

This Spicy  Black Pepper- Jeera Rice is one of the simplest rice recipe to prepare with very few ingredients especially with very little oil and it takes very less time to prepare. This can be included in quick lunch box recipes. This spicy rice recipe is an apt choice for this cool winter season, as it  helps in keeping  common cold,cough and all other winter related problems at bay. We do suffer a lot in this season with throat infections also,the black pepper in this recipe help us from getting infections with its anti inflammatory properties. Jeeera/cumin seeds add the necessary spice to the dish.

Preparation time : 30 mins

Cooking time : 15 mins

Yield : 2

 

Ingredients :

Peppercorns/black pepper/miriyalu/kari menasu : 1 tbsp

Black pepper powder/miriyala podi/kari menasu pudi : 2 tbsp

Jeera/cumin seeds/jeerige : 1 tbsp

Jeera powder/jeerige pudi/ cumin powder : 2 tbsp

Boiled rice : 2 cups

Green chilies : 4-5 no.

Red chilies : 3-4 no.

Mustard seeds/avallu/sasive : 1 tbsp

Split Black gram/minapappu/ uddhina belle : 1 tbsp

Bengal gram/pachi senaga pappu/ kadhale belle : 1 tbsp

Salt : to taste

lemon juice :  5-6 tbsp

Oil : 1 tbsp

 

Method Of Preparation :

1. First mix lemon juice and salt to boiled rice in a bowl and keep it aside for 5 minutes.


2. Mean while heat a kadai add 1 tbsp of oil to it and after it gets heated up ,add mustard seeds/sasive/avallu to it and allow it to splutter and then add jeera/cumin seeds/jeerige to it and fry for 30 seconds.


3. Then add bengal gram/pachi senagapappu/kadhale belle and also add split black gram/mina pappu/ udhinna belle  and fry for one  minute.Then add black pepper also to it and fry for 30 seconds.


4. Then to this add sliced green chilies and red chilies and fry for one more minute.


5. Then add jeera powder and black pepper powder, 2 tbsp each to it and mix well.


6. To this mixture add boiled rice mixed with lemon juice and salt.Mix thoroughly and fry for 2 minutes.


7. Dish out and serve with plain curd or raita.