Yummy capsicum(shimla mirch)rice

Ingredients;

1 Cup Basmati Rice
2 Big Capsicums finely chopped
1/4 cup peanuts (optional)
1/4 cup Cashew nuts broken
Fresh Corn (optional)
Fresh Green Peas (optional)
Grated Cabbage (optional)
Juice of 1 Lemon
1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder
2 tbsp Grated Coconut
2 dried green chilies
2 tsp Bengal Gram
1 tsp Black Gram
1/4 tsp Mustard Seeds
Curry Leaves
finely chopped fresh Coriander Leaves for Garnishing
Salt to taste
Oil

Ingredients for Spice or Masala
1/2 tsp Cumin seeds
2 Dried Red Chilies
1 small Cinnamon stick
1 tsp Black gram
1 tsp Coriander seeds
1 tsp Bengal gram

Method ;

Cook the Basmati Rice and keep aside. In the mean while fry the ingredients of masala powder in little oil and grind to a fine powder once cool. Place a thick bottomed Kadai on fire and heat oil. Add mustard seeds, Bengal gram, Black gram, dried red chilies, curry leaves, cashews and peanuts and fry the same. Now add turmeric, salt and finely chopped capsicum and cook it till it becomes soft. Once done lower the flame and put the grated coconut, prepared masala, lemon juice and cooked rice and mix thoroughly without mashing it. Remove from flame and garnish using chopped coriander leaves. Your Capsicum Rice Recipe is now ready to be served. Serve hot with Papad and spicy gravy.