Tri-colour rice is a very colorful, nutritious and mouth-watering dish made with 3 different coloured capsicum / bell peppers and other vegetables. I love this recipe for its unique flavour and the ease of preparation.
Ingredients - Serves 4
- Basmati rice - 1 cup (soak for 15 minutes)
- Capsicum / Bellpepper - 3 (any 3 colours)
- Cauliflower - 1/2 cup
- Green peas - 1/2 cup
- Chopped Onion - 1 cup
- Mint and coriander leaves - 1 cup
- Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
- Green chillies - 2 nos
- Cinnamon - 1 small stick
- Cardamom - 2 nos
- Cloves - 2 nos
- Bay leaf - 1
- Water - 1 1/4 cups
- Oil - 2 tbsp
- Salt to taste
Method
- Fry onion, ginger garlic, green chilli, mint, coriander, cinnamon, cardamom and cloves in 1 tbsp of oil and grind into a smooth paste by adding little water
- Mix the grounded paste in soaked rice with required salt and pressure cook for 2 whistles
- Meanwhile, heat the pan with 1 tbsp of oil, add capsicum, cauliflower and green peas
- Add little salt to the vegetables and cook them well untill they are soft
- Add cooked rice to the vegetables and mix well without breaking the rice
- Serve hot with raita or papadams
Brown rice recipe - Instead of white rice, use brown rice and the preparation method remains the same.
Nutritional Information
- Capsicum contains high concentrations of antioxidant compounds that have nutritional benefits. These compounds help protect our body from toxins and free radicals that cause aging and skin damage.
- Capsicum is rich in Vitamins - A, C, E, etc.
- Cauliflower contains Vitamin - C and folate
- Folate is essential to tissue growth and not getting enough folate might lead to many diseases like cancer
- Green peas is rich in Vitamins, minerals, fiber and protien
- 1 serving = 160 calories approximately
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