Capsicum rice is fast and flavorful simple recipe, easy and quick to make a
delicious dish. The
capsicum masala rice is made of a mixture of roasted spices and peanuts for spiciness and nuttiness with various colors of bell peppers added to make it very colorful.
This rice-based dish is very refreshing for the fresh crunchy
capsicums,
masala flavor and
crunchy peanuts that gears up the taste of the
rice dish and make it an amazing and wonderful
rice dish.
Capsicum masala rice recipe tastes truly delicious during the rainy and winter bringing in the season of bursting and vibrant colors of the
bell peppers and
heady spicy fragrance of the
masalas.
Capsicum is a flowering plant in the
nightshade family. Its species are native to the US where they have been cultivating for thousands of years by the people of
tropical America. The fruit of
Capsicum plants has a variety of names depending on place and type. They are commonly called as
chili peppers,
red or
green pepper or
bell peppers. The large mild form is called the bell peppers in the
US and
Canada.
They are called paprika in some other countries (although paprika can also refer to the powdered spice made from various capsicum fruit). Some variety of Green Peppers
is used as
spices,
vegetable, and
medicines.
Capsicum fruits and peppers can be eaten raw or cooked. Those used in cooking are generally varieties of the
C. annuum and C.
They are suitable for stuffing with fillings such as cheese, meat or rice. Frequently used both chopped and raw in salads, or
cooked in stir-fries or other mixed dishes and they can be sliced into strips and fried, roasted whole or in pieces, or chopped and incorporated into salsas or other sauces. They can be preserved in the form of a jam, or by drying, pickling or freezing.
Dried peppers may be
reconstituted whole, or processed into
flakes or
powders.
Pickled or
marinated peppers are frequently added to
sandwiches or salads.
Frozen peppers are used in stews, soups, and salsas. Extracts can be made and incorporated into hot sauces.
Bell pepper masala rice is a healthy rice dish made by combining cooked rice in a roasted spice blend of
cinnamon,
red chillis,
black gram,
cumin,
roasted peanuts and
coriander seeds in
ghee, infused with a seasoning of
mustard seeds,
aromatic curry leaves and
capsicums and
garnished with
roasted peanuts.
The
crunchy peanuts both in the spice blend and as a garnish lend the rice its unmistakable flavor. The crunchy effect of
Capsicum with coarse powder of
groundnut gives the
nice flavor. To the
cooked rice, add a little
Ghee and
combine (each grain should be separate) and
keep aside.
Heat a little ghee in a cooking vessel on medium heat and add cumin seeds and black gram and fry till the cumin splutters and the dal turns light brown. Add the coriander seeds, cinnamon stick, curry leaves and dry red chilies and fry further for another minute till the rawness disappears and the flavors come out. Finally, add the roasted peanuts and combine with the other spices for a few seconds and turn off heat.
Once cooled, grind to a make a
coarse powder. In the same vessel, add the remaining oil/ghee and once it’s hot, add mustard seeds and let them splutter. Add the curry leaves and let the flavor of the curry leaves come out and the leaves turn crisp. Add the sliced capsicums (green, yellow and red) and fry them for approx 3 minutes. Don’t overcook them; let the
capsicums retain their crunchy texture.
Add salt to taste and combine well. Reduce heat and add the cooked rice and combine with the spice mixture. Add the grated coconut, roasted peanuts, and
ground masala powder and combine with the rice till its well mixed. Serve hot with
pickle,
yogurt,
appadams or papadams).
If served with any gravy curry would be a complete meal. This rice can also be prepared using other veggies like the carrots, potatoes, eggplants etc. The capsicum masala rice is an enticing dish full of flavors so I am sure you would not miss out on watching the video
sednonsatia Posted on Wed Sep 22 2010
When you first were adding ingredients, what was the last thing you added? Sounds like rapbah.
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