Try Masala Capsicum Rice for Thanksgiving

Do you want an Indian recipe for this Thanksgiving? And do you want it to be vegetarian? if Yes, you ought to try this Masala capsicum rice recipe. I have seen many recipes for capsicum rice. But this one is the winner. If you are person who loves to eat rice, you will love this recipe.



This is perfect for a Thanksgiving lunch or dinner. The best part is, you can eat this without any side dish and it still tastes awesome. I loved it and I suggest you to give it a try sometime.

Ingredients:

1 cup cooked Basmati rice
1 cup capsicum (red,yellow, green) - what the heck? make your rice colorful!
1 tbspn of ghee (clarified Butter)
1/4 cup onions chopped lengthwise
Salt to taste

To dry roast and grind:

2 whole red chilli
1 tsp mustard seeds
2 tsp cum seeds
2 tsp coriander seeds
1 tbspn peanuts
few curry leaves
2 tsp urad dal



Method:

In a pan, dry roast the ingredients mentioned.

Allow it to cool and the blend it to a coarse powder.

Meanwhile cook the basmati rice.

In a pan, add ghee and saute the onions.

Add the capsicums and saute. Cook until the capsicums are half cooked.

Now add the coarsely ground powder and mix well.

Take this mixture and mix well with the rice.

Garnish it with cilantro before serving. Serve hot in a capsicum bowl!

I am sending this to Srivalli's Rice Mela and Mansi's Vegetarian Thanksgiving.