After a 2 day break, I am back again with Feb month blogging marathon – 3 day marathon for 4 weeks. But I am doing only 2 weeks this time. This week theme is “Meal for One – Bachelor friendly recipes”. The three recipes that I am going to post is what I cook for myself when my hubby travels. Until last year, M used to travel a lot that too for a month long(Thankfully no more travel) Mostly I survive just on kiddo’s food and rasam. I will not be able to spend too much time on kitchen with kiddo around. So I tried to make one pot dishes which can be prepared less than 30 mts.
The first dish is potato-capsicum rice. The key ingredient is the vaangi bath powder. I don’t add any other masalas. This gives an unique taste to the rice. I use the store bought vaangi bath powder only. It comes in handy for bisi bele bath and for some curries also.
Ok enough writing, here is the recipe.
Potato-Capsicum Rice
Ingredients:
- Basmati Rice – 1 cup
- Oil – 2 tbsps
- Mustard seeds – 2 tsps
- Jeera/Cumin seeds – 2 tsps
- Half of medium onion finely chopped
- 1 big potato – finely chopped
- 1 Green Capsicum – finely chopped
- Cilantro finely chopped – 2 tsps
- Vaangi Bath Powder – 1 tbsp
- Salt – 2 tsps
Steps:
- Heat the pressure cooker or pressure pan and add oil.
- Add mustard seeds and cumin seeds.
- As they start to splutter, add chopped onions.
- Now add the chopped potatoes and capsicum. Let it cook for 2 minutes.
- Then add salt and vaangi bath powder. This is the key ingredient.
- Add chopped cilantro and the washed rice and mix well.
- Add 2 cups of water and pressure cook for unto 3 whistles.
Serve hot with raita or vadagams.
Submitting this post for Blogging Marathon #49 – A 3 day marathon for 4 weeks
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Delicious one. Sure must taste awesome.
Perfect one pot dish to make yourself. It is so easy and delicious.
:-) :-)
Lovely rice. Vangi bhath powder comes in handy to prepare a lot of rice dishes with several veggie combinations.
Agreed :-)
A yummy rice.
I tried your recipe and it was yummy. Thanks vidya
Thanks a lot shwetha. If you have a picture do send it across.
Sorry vidhya, I didn’t click pic, will do it next time
No problem :-) Thanks for trying.
Love this combination in anything, such a flavourful rice.
Thanks Priya
ooohhh yummyliscioussssssssssss
Thanks
I like repurposed ingredients. Makes the dish so flavorful.
:-) :-)
Never used vangi Bhaat powder in capsicum rice.Sounds so flavorful ..
It turned out pretty good :-)
Very good one, I am sure it would have tasted great!
Thanks :-)
I always feel that the addition of capsicum adds flavor to any kind of rice.
True :-)
Such an easy bachelor recipe…totally agree with your point on vaangi baath powder, that gives a great flavor to the rice…
Vaangi bath is a total life saver pa
Love capsicum rice.. Potato is grt addition to the rice
Thanks pa
very nice :) I love the capsicum rice my mom makes – she always grinds the powder but i skip it due to lack of time/motivation :) using vangi baath powder is a great idea! will try it!
Awwww niths welcome here n you made my day.
I must try making rice in a pressure cooker…the capsicum rice looks delicious.
I cannot live without pressure cooker :-) I have three different ones. ;-)
Never gave much importance to Vaangi bath powder, will try this next time
:-) I usually add it to bisibele bath.. Let me know how it turned out
Drooling…
:-) :-)
Lovely use of vangibhath powder .. This is one of my fav !!
Thanks :-)
Store bought powders come handy when we are in a rush! Lovely recipe!
Absolutely.. :-) Thanks
Nice one, Vidhya! Just logged on and saw this recipe. :-)
:-) :-) Thanks Aruna