Tricolour Capsicum Masala Fried Rice – Tasty!

Published On March 26, 2017
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By Heena Bharat
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Prep Time
5 min
Cook Time
15 min
Difficulty Level
Intermediate

Ingredients

Cooked rice - 1 cup
Chopped Capsicums of 3 colors (red, yellow and green) - mixed 1 cup chopped in long and thin slices
Chopped onions - 1 of big size
Salt to taste
Oil - 1 tablespoon
Butter - 3 tablespoon
Kashmiri dry red chili - 2
Black pepper seeds - 4-5
Mustard seeds - 1 tablespoon
Cumin seeds - 1 tablespoon
Curry leaves (fresh or dried) - 10
Khada dhaniya/ coriander seeds - 1/2 tablespoon
Peanuts - 10
Urad dal - 1 tablespoon

Instructions

Heat some oil in a pan on medium flame and add mustard and cumin seeds to it.
Add kashmiri dry red chili, coriander seeds, black pepper seeds, curry leaves, peanuts, and urad dal now. Saute the mix for 4-5 min on lower flame so as not to burn the spices.
Switch off the gas and transfer the mix to a grinder. Grind it to fine powder.
In the same pan, add some butter to the same pan on medium flame and add chopped onions and capsicums to it. Saute the mix for 2-3 minutes till the onions becomes translucent.
Add the powdered spices and salt. Cook it for a minute. Add cooked rice now. Mix them well. Allow the mixture to get cooked for another 2-3 minutes.
Delicious and healthy "Tricolor Capsicum Fried Rice" are ready to serve with chutney or raita.

Servings : 2-3
Ready in : 20 minutes
Special Category : Healthy Food, Jhatpat Cooking (5 Min), Leftover Food
Recipe Type : Dinner, Lunch

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Heena Bharat

Good food creates good memories and can win many hearts. Though basic cooking started in my Mumbai days, but being in Germany for few years, I started missing all Indian food especially street food. This has made me trying new and new dishes at home and even during the lockdown period in india, it has proved to be the need of the hour!!