Capsicum Masala Rice

Ingredients:

• 1) capsicum - 1/2 medium size
• 2) Red Chilli - 5
• 3) Corriander Seeds - 1 tspn
• 4) Cumin seeds - 1/2 tspn
• 5) Channa dal - 1 tspn
• 6) Urud dal - 1 tspn
• 7) pea nuts - 1 tpsn
• 8) Curry leaves - 10 leaves
• 9) cashew - 15
• 10) Ghee or clarified butter - 4 tspn
• 11) 1 Cup of rice boiled.
• 12) Garam Masala - 1/2 tsp

Procedure:

• Fry items 2 till 8 above without oil
• Grind it coarsely ( do not grind so nicely)
• Mix the garam masala with the ground mix above
• Heat a pan, add the ghee and fry the capsicum and cashew for 5 minutes
• Add rice and mix the ground masala mixture
• Add salt and mix the rice well with all ingredients
• Capsicum rice goes well with egg masala or chicken curry.