Garlic Capsicum Rice
A colorful garlic flavored rice with peas and capsicum. This makes a healthy main dish and the preparation is simple.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 1.5 cup basmathi rice
- 5 cups of water
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 tsp fennel seed
- 1 anise star
- 1 tbsp garlic crushed
- 1/8 cup each of different colour capsicum bell pepper, finely chopped
- 1 onion finely chopped
- 2 tbsp celery finely chopped
- 1/2 cup green peas cooked
- !/4 cup spring onion finely chopped
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Wash the rice 2 times in cold water.
- Take 5 cups of water in a large vessel. Add salt and drained rice into the water and mix well.
- Soak for 15 minutes for even cooking.
- Then cook the rice on medium-high heat until fluffy and fully cooked.
- Then drain the rice and immediately transfer to a large plate. Spread the rice to let it cool a bit.
- Now heat the butter in a large non-stick pan. Splutter the fennel seed and then add the star anise.
- Then add the crushed garlic and cook until just golden brown.
- Then add the chopped onion and celery and saute until the onion is soft.
- To this add the green peas and the chopped capsicum. Add salt to taste and mix well.
- Cook for 1 minute on high heat with stirring.
- Then add the cooked rice into it and mix well.
- Remove from heat. Garnish with spring onion.
- Serve hot with a non-veg curry.