I made parathas with leftover potato kurma, Konda loved it so much that I was really surprised. Since it was a vegetarian meal at home for lunch, Amma sent Chicken Korma for the kids. I was so glad they loved it very much. Now on asking Amma for the recipe I realized I may not have cooked it yet. But then its been a while since I posted a non veg dish on the blog. So this Chicken Korma is next on list.
As for the Vegetarian meal, I was really short of ideas and asked Amma to suggest something. She told me this Carrot Capsicum Rice that she prepared a week ago, which was liked by all. This is again quite similar to the Dal Mint Rice that I posted sometime back. Though this tasted very much like spiced dal rice, vegetarians will surely like it a lot.
For the evening we took the kids to the beach and spent couple of hours playing. They even rode the horse and so trilled end of their adventure. Imagine Chinnu trying to swim on the sand! Gosh it was simply tough trying to make him stay put. In the end we had an eventful day all together and came back exhausted. I was mentally preparing for a week on our own. But trust Hubby dear to ring in positive thoughts always. He said a weeks time will pass off in a wink before we even know it.
Coming to the recipe for today, this mixed rice variety was very simple, yet a good one to make for variety. Works out best when you have these on hand. Variations are limitless again. I managed to take all pictures, while hubby dear was baby sitting the kids.
Which reminds of a conversation I had recently. I was asked how come I am doing Step by Step posts all of sudden. I was quite surprised by that question. I started my blog with Step by Step pictures, I have quite a few of such posts. Maybe I don't tag it obviously in the title or label it as such. But I do a Step by Step post when I have time or if I have planned ahead. Like all my Indian Cooking Challenge posts are Step by Step as I plan for a Saturday. Either this or when readers ask me for one. So I replied this person that either they have not checked my blog from the beginning or they are clueless.
Carrot Capsicum Rice ~ Mixed Rice Variety
Ingredients Needed:
Rice - 1 cup
Carrot - 1 big
Capsicum - 1 of a big
Cumin Seeds - 1/2 tsp
Hing - 1 big pinch
Curry leaves - few
Coriander leaves - 2 springs
Lemon juice - 1 medium
For the Masala powder :
Toor dal - 1 tsp
Channa Dal - 1 tsp
Yellow Split dal -1 tsp
Dry Red chilies - 4-5Dry roast all dals along with chiles and make a fine powder. Increase the quantity if you want to add more.
Wash and soak the rice for 10 mins. Then you can either cook it with lots of water and drain or cook with regular ratio of water in low flame and keep it aside. Just ensure the rice is not over cooked. To get this state, I normally cook in 2 cups of water in low flame.
To make the Rice
Heat a wok with oil, add Cumin seeds along with curry leaves. When they splutter, add the hing, sauté, add grated carrots along with finely chopped capsicum. Cover with lid so that the carrots and capsicum are cooked with its own steam.
Lakshmi says
This sounds very tasty and easy. I have got to try this soon.
Superchef says
always on the lookout for one-pot rice recipes. Thanks for this one 🙂
Rachana Kothari says
Happy Ugadi dear:) A quick and a delicious rice recipe:)
Happy Cook says
The picture is beautiful.
I love this rice, it is a sham S don't eat capsicum and if i make anything with them she sits there and try her hard to pick them out, which makes me go crazy and grumby 🙂
Srimathi says
Happy Ugadi to you and your family.
sra says
Happy Ugadi, Valli! Making pulihora today.
Bergamot says
looks nice & spicy
~ Lopa says
Nice recipe 🙂 beautiful picture 🙂
Valarmathi says
Looks yummy.
ARUNA says
Good one, looks very colorful!!
R says
nice recipe, good way to get my kids eat their veggies 🙂
Nicholas Gilman says
I want to make this but here in Mexico City we can't get all the ingredients like curry leaves. And what is "hing"?
Jayashree says
Happy ugadi, Valli....the rice looks delicious.
Bong Mom says
Happy Ugadi Sri to you and your family
starry says
colorful and tasty.refreshing meal for summer.Have to try this.
Ms.Chitchat says
Happy Ugadi Valli to u and ur family. Rice and veggies, all done in a single dish,looks too tempting. Quite colorful too.Loved it.
Tina says
So colourful and yummy...
Indhu says
I love such quick rice recipes 🙂
SathyaSridhar says
Belated Happy Ugadi to you n to your family,,, Ugadi bhojanam super,,, hope u enjoyed the recipes with ur family n hope this new year brings all prosperous to ur family,,, take care n keep smiling,,, u r the female nazhabagan
notyet100 says
lovely pic,..
SathyaSridhar says
Lovely rice recipe looks delicious,,you got lovely blog dear and m following u,,,thanks for sharing good recipe,,take care n keep smiling,,