Serves: 4
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Ingredients
- 1-2 Capsicums (chopped)
- 1 cup Rice
- 1/2 tsp Lemon Juice
- 1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder
- 1-1/2 tbsp Dry Grated Coconut
- 3 tbsp Oil
- 1 tsp Black Gram (You can do with out it but if you like curries it's worth investing in some)
- 1/2 tsp Mustard Seeds
- Few Curry Leaves
- 1 tbsp Peanuts
- 8-9 Cashew nuts
- 2 Red chilies
- Salt as per taste
- Coriander Leaves for garnishing
For powdered masala
- 1 Red Chili
- 1 Stick Cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds
- 1-1/2 tsp Black gram (again you can do with out it but if you like curries it's worth investing in some)
- 2 tsp Coriander seeds
Instructions
Heat oil in a frying pan then add all the ingredients of the masala untill the mixture turns brown.
Remove the pan and allow it to cool.Grind to make a fine powder. Keep aside.
Cook the rice till it is 3/4 cooked and set aside to cool.
Heat oil to a medium heat in a frying pan and add mustard seeds, black gram, Bengal gram, red chilies, curry leaves,peanuts and cashew nuts and cook until fragrant.
Add chopped capsicum and fry until tender.
On a medium flame add grated coconut and cook until light brown then add cooked rice, turmeric and salt.
Reheat the rice over the stove and sprinkle powdered masala and the lemon juice. Give it a good mix and garnish with coriander leaves.