Dry roast all the ingredients mentioned under ‘Spice Powder’ section and grind them to coarse powder. You don’t have to add oil while roasting
Pressure cook Rice upto 4 whistles and let it cool down completely
Chop capsicum, onion into medium sized pieces. Chop tomato finely
Heat oil in a non-stick pan add mustard, urad dal,jeera & curry leaves
Let them splutter. Add peanuts and saute for a minute
Add chopped veggies and continue sauteing
Add salt, turmeric, hing and turn the flame low
Do not add water. It will make the rice soggy
Within 5-8 minutes the veggies will start shrinking. At this stage add the freshly ground spice powder
Give it a mix. Once the raw smell of powder goes off, start mixing cooked rice
Use a fork and make sure rice is completely mixed with capsicum & spices
Adjust salt and serve the rice with Raita & frymes
This delicious Capsicum Bath can be packed for train journeys, weekend outings too.
Notes :
Alternatively you can also add Coconut & Peanuts while roasting the spice powder. I have prepared a version of this Capsicum Bath today (14-May-2020) with these two ingredients added to the spice mixture. It turned out delicious too.
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