Millet Capsicum rice
Millet Capsicum Rice is a healthy and flavorful dish made with nutrient-rich millets, crunchy capsicum (bell peppers), and aromatic spices. It's a wholesome alternative to regular rice dishes, perfect for a light lunch or dinner.
Ingredients
- Varagu | Kodo millet 1/4 cup
- Capsicum 3 tbslp (chopped)
- Onion 1
- Oil 3 tsp
- Mustard 1/4 tsp
- Peanuts 1 tblsp
- Curry leaves few
- Red chili powder 1/2 tsp
- Idli molagapodi 1 and 1/4 tsp
- Salt as needed
- Garam masala 1/4 tsp
- Ghee 1 tsp
Instructions
- Cook the millet in 1/4 cup of water in pressure cooker for 3-4 whistles.
- Fluff the rice and spread it in a plate.
- In a pan add oil and add in the mustard seeds, urad dal and peanuts.
- Saute till the dal turns golden brown.
- Add the onions now. Finely chop the onions for the capsicum rice.
- Saute till the onions turn translucent.
- Add finely chopped capsicum. You can add any color capsicum of mix of tri color capsicum too.
- Cook for 2 mins. Ensure that the capsicum is crunchy.
- Add the red chili powder, salt, garam masala and molagapodi one by one.
- Saute in a low flame for 2 minutes.
- Now add the cooked millets. You can replace millets with rice too.
- Mix well.
- Add the ghee and switch off the flame.
- Capsicum podi rice is ready to serve. You can pack this for lunch box too.
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