Capsicum Rice or Capsicum Pulao, a quick and easy to make spicy rice dish, is perfect way to bring a change to your routine rice dishes. Capsicum is used to treat upset stomach, diarrhea, high cholesterol, and preventing heart disease. Because of its medicinal benefits, we should try to include this in our day to day cooking.
Ingredients:-
Capsicum – 2 cups
Boiled Basmati Rice – 3 cups
Peanuts – 2 tablespoons
Kadalai Paruppu/Bengal Gram Dal – 2 teaspoons
Urad Dal – 1 teaspoon
Corriander seeds – 1and1/2 teaspoons
Rock Salt – to taste
Ghee– 2 teaspoon
Mustard seeds – 1 teaspoon
Jeera – 1 teaspoon
Sesame seeds – 1/2 teaspoon
Red chilies – 5 Nos
Mustard seeds – 1 teaspoon
Jeera – 1 teaspoon
Sesame seeds – 1/2 teaspoon
Turmeric Powder – 1/2 teaspoon
Garam Masala Powder – 1/2 teaspoon
Coriander leaves
Curry Leaves
Method of cooking:-
Coarsely chop the capsicum after removing the seed.
Heat a pan. Dry roast Peanuts, Kadalai Paruppu, Urad Dal, Corriander seeds, Red chilies,
Mustard seeds, Jeera, Sesame seeds and Curry Leaves. Remove from fire when it starts crackling. Grind it a coarse powder.
Heat a pan, add ghee, fry the curry leaves and keep aside for garnish. Add onions to the ghee and sauté till translucent.
Add turmeric powder, garam masala powder, rock salt, and chopped capsicum.
Sauté in high flame for a minute after adding the coarsely ground powder which was made earlier.
Add boiled basmati rice and mix well.
Cook for another 5 minutes closed. Garnish with fried curry leaves and coriander leaves.
Serve hot with Raitha and Papadums.
Health benefits of Gooseberry
It helps in strengthening your immune system as it is rich in Vitamin C.
It helps in weight loss.
It prevents the growth of cancer cells.
It helps in brain health as it is rich in anti-oxidants and so reduces brain degeneration.
It is good for the eyes and prevents cataract formation as it is rich in Vitamin A.
It is good for the ulcer and clears lot of gastroenterological problems.
It removes iron deficiency.
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