SIMPLE CAPSICUM PULAO

                 I make it a point to have rice for lunch….coz i need the energy to run after my 1 1/2 year old daughter!! At home with rice we normally eat sambar or rasam or ..if its non veg….its either a chicken curry or fish curry.   
                 So inspired by sangee vijay’s lunch box special I decided to eat healthy and make my task much easier by cooking veggies and rice in 1 dish!……how nice!!! 🙂

 INGREDIENTS:

1 cup basmathi rice, washed, boiled and drained
2 tbsp Oil
2 elaichis
2 cardamoms
1 small piece cinnamon
1 big onion, sliced thinly
1 tbsp ginger garlic paste
2 big green or red chilli, de seeded and chopped
1 capsicum (any colour), de seeded and chopped into small pieces
a pinch turmeric powder
1/2 tsp cumin powder
1 tsp chilli powder (or as required)
1 tsp corriander powder
salt
a handful of pudina

•  Add oil to a wok. When its hot add the elaichi, cardamoms and cinnamon
• Add onions. Stir til golden brown. Add the chillies and stir
• Add ginger garlic paste. stir
• Add the capsicum and stir for a minute
• add the turmeric, cumin, chilli and corrainder powder and stir
• add salt and pudina
• stir on low heat for a few minutes till all the ingredients come together.
• add the drained rice and stir.

•  tastes good with a simple cucumber and onion raita