Capsicum bath recipe
Capsicum bath is spicy rice variety made with capsicum and vangi bath powder , a variation to the most popular rice recipe vangi bath from Karnataka.
Servings 5 people
Calories 363kcal
Ingredients
For Masala Paste | Gojju
- 5 tablespoon Sesame Oil
- 2 no's Onion, medium size , sliced
- 3 no's Green capsicum , large , cut into 11/2 "inch thin sticks
- 1 Potato , small , optional
- 1 Tomato , chopped , optional
- ½ teaspoon Mustard Seeds
- ½ tablespoon Chana dal
- 1 tablespoon Urad Dal
- 2 Sprigs of Curry leaves
- 2 Dry Red chillies , broken
- 2 tablespoon Cashews
- ½ teaspoon Jaggery powder
- 3 tablespoon Vangi bath powder
- ½ tablespoon Tamarind, soaked in ½ cup water
- ½ teaspoon Turmeric Powder
- 1 ½ teaspoon Salt or as required
To mix with rice
- 4 ½ -5 cups Cooked Rice , refer notes
- Capsicum Masala Paste , gojju , refer notes
- 4 - 5 tablespoon Vangi bath powder
- 2 teaspoon Salt or as required
- 1 teaspoon Lime Juice , optional
- 3 tablespoon Coriander leaves , chopped
Instructions
To make capsicum masala paste /gojju
- Heat 5 tablespoon of sesame oil in a pan. When oil is hot enough , add mustard seeds , curry leaves and broken red chillies.
- Add chana dal , urad dal and cashews and saute till it turns golden brown.
- Now add sliced onions and fry well till onion turns translucent.
- Add thinly sliced capsicum of 1 ½ " inch and fry well.
- Add chopped tomatoes and potatoes .Mix well and saute for a minute.
- Add ½ teaspoon of turmeric powder , 1 teaspoon of salt and continue to cook till potatoes and tomatoes are well cooked.
- Add 3 tablespoon of Vangi bath masala powder and mix well .
- Now add in ½ cup of tamarind juice extracted from ½ tablespoon of tamarind pulp and mix well.
- Add ½ teaspoon of jaggery powder , 1 teaspoon of salt and mix well.
- Keep the flame on low , mix well everything and cook till oil releases from the edges.
- Mix well everything. Turn off the flame and set aside till use.
- Once cool , you can even store it in a clean dry glass jar upto 1 week in refrigerator.
To mix with Rice
- Take cooked and warm rice in a large plate .
- Add above prepared capsicum masala paste and mix well with rice using hands. For every 1 cup of cooked rice add about 11/2- 2 tablespoon heap of capsicum masala paste/ gojju.
- Sprinkle Vangi bath masala powder , salt to taste , few drops of lime juice , chopped coriander leaves and mix well. Adding lime juice is optional , but I recommend , as it enhances the taste.
- Taste and adjust it accordingly by adding capasicum masala paste or vangi bath masala powder or salt , to suit your taste.
- Serve immediately.
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Notes
- This recipe yields approximately about 1 ¼ cup of masala paste /gojju , which can make about ½ kilo capsicum bath.
- I have used only 2 cups of cooked rice for ⅓ cup of masala paste/gojju. But with the above capsicum masala / gojju , 4-5 cups of cooked rice can be mixed easily .
- The Masala Paste | Gojju can be stored in refrigerator upto 1 week.
- For every 1 Cup of cooked rice , 1 tablespoon of dry vangi bath masala powder needs to be mixed while mixing with rice.
Nutrition
Calories: 363kcal