Bell Pepper Rice With Homemade Vegetable Rice Powder
Bell pepper Rice or Capsicum rice is something that can be cooked when having friends over or as a quick lunch box recipe. This rice powder is very versatile and can be used with any vegetable and rice.
Prep Time20 minutes mins
Cook Time1 hour hr 20 minutes mins
Total Time1 hour hr 40 minutes mins
Course: Lunch Box Recipes, Lunch Recipes
Cuisine: Indian, South Indian, Tamil Nadu
Diet: Vegetarian
Servings: 6 People
Calories: 465kcal
FOR THE VEGETABLE RICE POWDER – (MAKES ABOUT 500 GMS OF POWDER)
- 1 cup Kadalai paruppu / Channa dal
- 1 cup Ullatham paruppu / Urad dal
- 1 cup Dhania / whole coriander seeds
- 12 Cloves
- 4 sticks Cinnamon
- 25 Red chilies Makes medium spicy
- ½ cup Desiccated coconut
FOR THE BELL PEPPER RICE – (SERVES 4-6)
- 1 cup Rice
- 2 cup Bell pepper/capsicum Chopped
- 2 tablespoon Oil
- 1 teaspoon Mustard seeds
- 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds
- 2 teaspoon Kadalai paruppu /channa dal
- few Cashew pieces
- ½ teaspoon Turmeric powder
- ¼ teaspoon Asafetida
- few Curry leaves
- 4-5 tablespoon Vegetable rice powder
- to taste Salt
TO MAKE THE VEGETABLE RICE POWDER -
Dry roast all the ingredients mentioned above separately until golden brown and aromatic. (I am missing the cinnamon in the picture).
Let it cool down to room temperature and then grind it into a coarse powder.
Store in an airtight container.
To make the bell pepper rice –
Cook the rice and cool it in a wide pan.
In a large pan, add the oil and season with mustard seeds, cumin seeds, turmeric powder, kadalai paruppu, asafetida, curry leaves, and cashew.
Now add the chopped bell pepper pieces and cook it until it is almost done. Do not overcook the vegetable. Make sure it still has a crunch to it.
Now add the salt and vegetable rice powder. Mix well.
Add this to the cooled rice and mix well. Add some oil or ghee when mixing (optional).
Serve with raita and chips!
I served it with some Aviyal!
Calories: 465kcal | Carbohydrates: 74g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Sodium: 30mg | Potassium: 924mg | Fiber: 26g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 1969IU | Vitamin C: 314mg | Calcium: 236mg | Iron: 9mg