Capsicum rice

Ingredients :

• Basmati rice - 1 cup [200 gms]
• Capsicum - 4 or 5 [Cut into thin slices]
• Onion - 2 [Cut into thin slices]
• Green peas  - 1/2 cup
• Lemon - 1
• Grated dry coconut - 1 1/2 tbl sp
• Turmeric powder - 1/4 sp
• Oil - 4 tbl sp.

For Masala Powder :

• Red chillies - 6
• Cinamon - 1 inch piece
• Coriander seeds - 2 tsp
• Cumin seeds - 1/2 sp
• Black gram dal - 1 1/2 sp
• Bengal gram dal - 1 1/2 sp.

Fry the above ingredients in a tsp of ghee or oil till it becomes golden brown. Powder and keep.

Method :

Cook rice in boiling water till it becomes tender and three fourth cooked. Drain the water and allow it to cool by spreading over a broad plate. Each grain should remain separate. If cooking in pressure cooker, add two cups of  water for 1 cup rice. Cool thoroughly and separate the grains. Mix a tsp of oil or ghee to that. Then take one pan, heat oil, add cut onions to that fry for 2 mins till it become transparent. Then add green peas, fry for 3 mins in lower flame. Add cut capsicums and fry till it becomes soft. Reduce the flame and add  grated dry coconut. Fry till it becomes light brown. Add turmeric powder and salt. Add cooked rice to this and fry for few mins till rice becomes hot. Squeeze lemon juice and add powdered masala. Mix well and garnish with cut coriander leaves.Serve hot with raitha and papad.