Capsicum Biryani Recipe | How to Make Bell Pepper Biryani
Capsicum Biryani Recipe with step by step pictures. Bell pepper biryani made with rice, spices, capsicum which taste amazing with raita.
Ingredients
- Basmati Rice-2 cups soaked for 30 mins
- Onion-2 sliced
- Tomato-4 chopped
- Capsicum / Bell Pepper-1 large cubed
- Curd-½ cup
- Chilli powder-1 tsp
- Coriander powder / Malli podi-1 tblspn
- Turmeric powder / Manjal podi-1 tsp
- Garam masala powder-1 tsp
- Cumin seeds / Jeerakam-2 tsp
- Salt to taste
- Ghee-2 tblspn
- Water - 3 cup
- For Green Masala:
- Fennel Seeds / Sombu-1 tblspn
- Cinnamon / Pattai-1 inch piece
- Cloves / Krambu-4
- Cardamom / Yelakai-4
- Green chilli-2
- Coriander leaves / Cilantro-1 cup
Instructions
- In a blender take all ingredients given for grinding and make into a fine paste.
- Heat ghee in a kadai, add in cumin seeds. After it crackle add in onions, cook this till golden brown.
- Add in the ground masala and cook till oil separates from this..
- Add in tomatoes and mix well. Season with salt.
- Sprinkle in turmeric, coriander, chilli and garam masala powder.
- Add in capsicum and mix well. Pour in curd and mix well.
- Add in the soaked rice and fry for 2 mins.
- Pour in 3 cups of water(for 1 cup rice add 1.5 cup water). Let this come up to boil.
- Cover and simmer on a very low flame for 15-20 mins until the rice is cooked and all water has absorbed.
- Serve with your favorite gravy or raita.
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