Mixed Vegetable Rice with Capsicum Salad

Mixed Vegetable Rice:

Ingredients:

• Basmati Rice – 200g
• Mixed vegetables (carrot, beans, green peas, potato) - cut into 1- 1½ inch pieces or as you desire – totally 250g  
• Onion – ½ cup  
• Tomato – 1 
• Green chillies – 2 
• Green onion - ¼ cup
• Ginger and Garlic paste – 1Table spoon 
• Turmeric powder – ¼ Tea spoon 
• Curry leaves – few 
• Coriander leaves  
• Oil – 2 Table spoon 
• Butter – 3 Table spoon 
• Mustard seeds 
• Whole garam masala (clove, cinnamon, cardamom)

 Method :

• Soak rice for about 20 mins. 
• Heat oil and butter in a pressure pan. Add mustard seeds. When they pop up, add onion, whole garam masala, and a pinch of salt. Sauté till onion becomes slightly brown.  
• Add tomato, green chillies, curry leaves and ginger garlic paste. Sauté for few seconds.  
• Add vegetables, green onion and turmeric powder and Sauté for few seconds. 
• Pour 400 ml water and adjust salt. 
• When the mixture starts boiling, add soaked rice. 
• Close the lid and allow 3 whistles. 
• Turn off the stove and open after 20mins. 
• While serving, garnish with coriander leaves.

 Capsicum salad:

• Cut capsicum into 1 inch pieces. Remove seeds. 
• In a hot pan, take 2 Table spoon olive oil.  
• Add capsicum and sauté them in a medium flame for about 5 mins. 
• Serve with Mixed Vegetable Rice.

 Note:

• Good recipe for picky eaters.  
• Kids will love this colorful vegetable rice and salad when you pack for their lunch.