Fragrant, comforting, and easy to serve as a complete meal, Capsicum Rice Recipe | Capsicum Rice Bath - Canteen Style is a vegetarian karnataka pulao made with peanut, sesame, and cumin in about 25 minutes. The recipe lays out the ingredients and each cooking step clearly, so you can adjust seasoning, texture, and serving size for your own kitchen.

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 10 minutes
  • Cook time: 15 minutes
  • Total time: 25 minutes
  • Yield: 3 Servings
  • Category: pulao
  • Cuisine: karnataka

Ingredients

for masala powder:

  • 2 tbsp peanut
  • 2 tbsp sesame
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • ½ tsp coriander seeds
  • ½ tsp urad dal
  • ½ tsp chana dal

for rice:

  • 2 tbsp oil
  • 1 tsp mustard
  • ½ tsp cumin
  • 2 dried red chilli
  • pinch hing
  • few curry leaves
  • 1 onion (sliced)
  • 1 capsicum (sliced)
  • ½ tsp turmeric
  • 1 tsp chilli pwoder
  • ½ tsp garam masala
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 4 cup cooked rice
  • 2 tbsp coriander (chopped)
  • ½ lemon juice

Method

  1. Firstly, dry roast 2 tbsp peanut till they turn crunchy.
  2. Add 2 tbsp sesame, 1 tsp cumin ½ tsp coriander seeds, ½ tsp urad dal, and ½ tsp chana dal.
  3. Dry roast on low flame till the spices turn aromatic.
  4. Cool completely, and grind to a fine powder. Keep aside.
  5. In a large kadai heat 2 tbsp oil. Splutter 1 tsp mustard, ½ tsp cumin, 2 dried red chilli, pinch hing, and few curry leaves.
  6. Add 1 onion and saute slightly till the onion softens.
  7. Now add 1 capsicum and saute till the capsicum turns crunchy.
  8. Further, keeping the flame on low add ½ tsp turmeric, 1 tsp chilli powder, ½ tsp garam masala, and 1 tsp salt.
  9. Saute on low flame till the spices turn aromatic.
  10. Add in 4 cup of cooked rice and prepare peanut masala.
  11. Mix gently, making sure everything is well combined.
  12. Cover and simmer for 5 minutes or until the spices are absorbed well.
  13. Further add 2 tbsp coriander, ½ lemon juice and mix well.
  14. Finally, enjoy Capsicum Rice Recipe with raita.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.