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Red and Yellow Bell Pepper Pilaf

Red and yellow bell pepper pilaf is a mildly flavoured rice dish that is ideal for any lunch or dinner.
Course rice variety
Cuisine Indian
Keyword brunch, dinner ideas, lunch box recipes, lunch ideas, pilaf recipes, red and yellow bell pepper pilaf
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Standing time 15 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Author Jayashree

Ingredients

  • 1 cup basmati rice
  • 2 onion
  • 1 red bell pepper
  • 1 yellow bell pepper
  • 1 inch ginger
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon fennel
  • 1 cumin powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon pav bhaji masala
  • 1/2 teaspoon chilli powder
  • salt
  • water
  • 3 tablespoon oil
  • 1 teaspoon ghee
  • 8 cashewnut

Instructions

  • Wash and soak the rice for fifteen minutes.
  • Cut the onion finely.
  • Cut the bell pepper.
  • Grind ginger and garlic to a fine paste.
  • Put oil in a pressure pan, add cumin and fennel to it. As it sizzles, put onion and saute for sometime, until pink in colour.
  • Now, add the ginger-garlic paste and saute for sometime. The raw smell should vanish.
  • Put the bell pepper pieces to it and saute for sometime.
  • Add the soaked rice and saute for two minutes.
  • Put the spice powders to it, saute it, add water and salt. Give a stir.
  • Close the lid and put the whistle. Turn off the stove after one whistle.
  • Let the pressure release by itself.
  • Roast the cashew nut in ghee. Gently mix the pilaf and top with roasted cashew nuts.
  • Red and Yellow Bell Pepper Pilaf is ready to serve.

Notes

  • It can be prepared by direct method of cooking. 
  • You can make it in the rice cooker too.