Ingredients:

• 1 cup – plain Rice (200 g)
• 4-5 – Capsicum
• 1 – Lemon
• 1.5 tbsp – grated dry Coconut
• 1/4 tsp – Turmeric powder
• 3 tbsp – oil
• For seasoning :
• 1/2 tsp – Mustard Seeds
• 1 tsp – black gram dal
• 2 tsp – Bengal Gram dal
• 2 – Red Chillies
• Curry leaves – a few
• 8 – Cashew nuts
• For masala powder (fried in some oil and ground):
• 6 – Red Chillies
• Cinnamon – 1 inch piece
• 2 tsp – Coriander seeds
• 1/2 tsp – Cumin seeds
• 1.5 tsp – black gram dal
• 1.5 tsp – Bengal Gram dal

Method:

1. Cook rice in boiling water till tender and three fourth cooked.
2. Drain the water and allow to cool by spreading over a plate.
3. If cooking in pressure cooker add 2 cups water for one cup rice.
4. Mix a tsp of oil to the rice so that the grains remain separated
5. Heat oil and add seasoning and fry till golden brown in colour.
6. Add diced capsicums and fry till it becomes soft.
7. Reduce the flame and add grated dry coconut.
8. Fry till light brown and then add turmeric powder and salt to taste.
9. Add cooked rice to this and fry till rice becomes hot.
10. Squeeze lemon juice and add the powdered masala.
11. Mix well and garnish with cut coriander leaves.

Recipe courtesy of Aparna