Capsicum rice recipe | kudamilagai sadam Easy lunch box recipe, Quick lunch box recipe with full video and step-by-step pictures.
This is one of the staple lunch box recipes at my home. I pack this once a week for kid’s lunch as well as for my husband too. If you have cooked rice ready then you can make this in a jiffy. Capsicum is a very flavourful vegetable. We get this in 3 colors, red, green, and yellow. I always buy the green capsicum. But after moving to Hongkong we get all the 3 colors in one pack.
I use the red capsicum for making pasta sauce, chutney, or dip. The green capsicum is mostly used for making Indian-style recipes. Somehow, I don’t like the yellow capsicum. I sometimes use it in rice or kadai paneer.
I used sambar powder for making this recipe, you can use red chili powder and coriander powder too. My mom used to make fresh curry podi and use it for making capsicum rice. I have posted a version of millet capsicum rice, in that version we use idli milagai podi. If you are a big fan of idli podi, then I highly recommend you to check out that rice.
Also check out our kids-friendly lunch box recipes Carrot rice, cauliflower masala rice, butter corn rice, peas masala rice, cabbage rice recipe
Capsicum rice recipe
Ingredients
- 1 capsicum
- 1 onion finely chopped
- ½ cup uncooked basmati rice or 2 cups cooked basmati rice
- 1.5 tsp sambar powder
- 2 tbsp peanuts
- 1 tbsp oil
- 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
- ½ tsp turmeric powder
- Salt as needed
Instructions
- Cook the basmati rice in pressure cooker for 3-4 whistles by adding 1 cup of water.
- Spread this in a plate and keep it aside.
- In a pan add oil and add the peanuts.
- Saute for a minute and add the onions.
- Add little salt and saute this till it becomes translucent.
- Now add the ginger garlic paste.
- Saute till the raw smell of the ginger garlic paste goes off.
- Now add in the chopped capsicum. I used green capsicum.
- You can used mixed color of capsicum.
- Add the sambar powder, garam masala, turmeric powder and salt.
- Mix well and cook this for 2-3 minutes in low flame.
- Let the capsicum be crunchy.
- If you feel the mixture is dry, sprinkle 1 tbsp of water and cook.
- Now add in the cooked rice.
- Mix well evenly.
- Garnish with finely chopped coriander leaves.
- Capsicum rice is ready.
- Pair this with simple onion raita or any vegetable of your choice.
Video
Notes
2. Capsicum rice can be packed for lunch box along with potato fry or kovakkai fry
- Cook the basmati rice in a pressure cooker for 3-4 whistles by adding 1 cup of water.
- Spread this on a plate and keep it aside.
- In a pan add oil and add the peanuts.
- Saute for a minute and add the onions.
- Add little salt and saute this till it becomes translucent.
- Now add the ginger garlic paste.
- Saute till the raw smell of the ginger garlic paste goes off.
- Now add in the chopped capsicum. I used green capsicum.
- You can used mixed color of capsicum.
- Add the sambar powder, garam masala, turmeric powder, and salt.
- Mix well and cook this for 2-3 minutes on low flame.
- Let the capsicum be crunchy.
- If you feel the mixture is dry, sprinkle 1 tbsp of water and cook.
- Now add in the cooked rice.
- Mix well evenly.
- Garnish with finely chopped coriander leaves.
- Capsicum rice is ready.
- Pair this with simple onion raita or any vegetable of your choice.
Beautiful rice.. I too love this sooo much.. the capsicum flavor in it wow I simply love it.
Very colourful rice jeyashri,wounderful presentation too…
Lovely looking rice,very nice clicks! Will try soon!
One of nice rice recipe from you…this looks delicious and nice pic..
thank u so much ladies.Thanks a lot for ur quick and encouraging comments.
colourful rice,looks really delicious jeyashri…using sambar powder is really a good idea…
wow..the picture is so beautiful..so delicious..
wow!!!!
rice looks perfect and colourful dear…
lovely clicks 🙂
Wat a beautiful and tempting rice, love capsicum in anything..awesome clicks Jeya..
Jayashree, wonderful click of ur creation. The rice looks very inviting. Thanks for this recipe.
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very healthy recipe…beautifully presented dear.
lovely presentation…
colorful yummy rice…
Very aromatic perfectly cooked rice…
Looks spicy and delicious rice.
Whata flavourful and delicious rice dish!
looks so nice n yummy, dear!
Flavorful n aromatic capsicum rice.I like it a lot jeyashri.Perfect for the lunch box dear.Inviting pic.
The color of rice is just great..not really yellow and not that of green..great
capsicum rice looks so nice..nice clicks!!
first time here…nice blog with wonderful collections of recipes…capsicum rice looks very colorful and delicious…liked the pics…gr8!
Rice looks fantastic & perfect.. thxs for visiting my site & ur lovely comment dear..
Yummy rice 🙂 looks really good and tempting 🙂 I like the flavor of capsicum a lot.
omg look at the rice how perfectly done it da.super dear.pls tell me which basmati brand u used?
Capsicum rice looks so delicious what a simple one..really yummy sometime i prefer this so easy na.
//This time i really made it in a hurry ,so i coudn’t take stepwise pictures.// no probs akka, naanga adjst pannikkarom..;)
Hi jayashree, first time here. Loved your colorful capsicum rice, especially the green color popping here and here looks very nice. glad to follow you..
thanks all for ut comments
@pranis kitchen: i use ALQUILA brand basmathi rice and india gate brand also works out nice for me.
@thakkudupandi thanks for ur adjustment this time.will surely make it up next time
This sure is a feast to both eyes and tongue 🙂 really beautiful !
I came via thakkudu blog
capsicum rice ? Will it suit an old man's stomach? I dont know. But I really cant help but take a mouthful of it,as the occasion demands.
subbu thatha
jayasri thanks for the response dear
lovs yummy lovely rice i like this delicious post
Yummy and tasty rice Jayashri
Hmm..looks yumm.never tried a rice with capsicum..must try..awesome click..
wow..what a treat to my eyes!! beautiful rice..I make too, but never added sambar powder..sure to try!!
Hey lovely rice. that color and the fluffy rice is really great one….nice to visit ur blog….
Following you… 🙂
I think I am the last one to comment on ur post.
Adding Sambar pwd is something very new to me. It would have a nice aroma I suppose. I usually make fried rice in this manner only. But u have given an entirely new twist o this rice by adding sambar pwd and kitchen king masala, Sure I will try next time and will let u know. U have done a very good job and the rice has come out so well. Wonderful clicks too dear.
Which brand Sambar pwd do u use?? Because i make my own sambar pwd.
hi jeyashree
i have made capsicum rice 3-4 times…n i simply loved….its nice n easy to make.thanks a lot for the recipe…my family loves this rice.
jayanthi
Hi.. tried capsicum rice.. came out very well .. Good one and thanks for posting 🙂
Hi.. tried capsicum rice.. came out very well .. Good one and thanks for posting 🙂
Hi.. tried capsicum rice.. came out very well.. thanks for publishing!
Too good…! Tried this recipe…! Came out really well..! Thank you Jayashree….!
Healthy and nice recipe..
Very nice jeyashree thank u
Very nice .very tasty
What is best about this is its simplicity. I tried this and liked it a lot. Indeed a good lunch box recipe…
tried it today… tastes wow 🙂 😛 yummy recipe
Hi what is the substitute for kitchen king masala
Any garam masala you can use. I have mentioned in the ingredients table too. Thank you so much
Yummy