Preparation time: 10 min
Cooking time: 30 min
Serves: 3

Ingredients: (measuring cup used = 240ml)

1. 1 cup rice (I used sona masuri)
2. 2 big capsicum
3. 1 big onion
4. 4 tbsp cooking oil
5. 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
6. 1 tsp urad dal
7. 1 tsp bengal gram dal or chana dal
8. 2 tbsp peanuts or groundnuts
9. 4 - 5 curry leaves
10. 1/2 gooseberry sized tamarind
11. 1 gooseberry sized jaggery
12. 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
13. 1/4 tsp asafoetida
14. 2 tbsp vangibath powder (or roast and grind the ingredients given in the list below)
15. 2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves
16. 2 tbsp fresh grated coconut
17. Salt as per your taste

Ingredients for masala powder (if not having vangibath powder):

1. 2 - 4 red chilies (medium spiced)
2. 2 tsp urad dal
3. 2 tsp bengal gram dal or chana dal
4. 4 tsp coriander seeds
5. 1cm length cinnamon or chakke
6. 3 - 4 cloves or lavanga
7. 1/4 tsp poppy seeds
8. 2 tbsp dessicated or dry coconut

Instructions for making capsicum rice or capsicum bath:

1. To prepare Karnataka style capsicum bath, you need vangibath powder. If you are not having vangibath powder then roast and grind the ingredients given in the list "for masala powder".
2. Also cook the rice and keep it aside. Please note the rice should not be over cooked for capsicum ricebath.
3. Rinse and finely chop the capsicum. Also finely chop the onion and keep it ready.
4. Next take 4 tbsp of oil in a big wide frying pan and heat it. Add in peanuts (shenga) and wait until it starts crackling.
5. Once the peanut crackles, add in mustard seeds, urad dal and chana dal.
6. When mustard seed splutters add in turmeric powder, asafoetida and curry leaves.
7. Also add in finely chopped onion and give a quick mix.
8. Followed by add in finely chopped capsicum and fry for 5 minutes.
9. Next add in jaggery, salt and tamarind juice. Stir in between and cook the capsicum until soft. This will take hardly few minutes.
10. Once done, add in vangibath powder (or ground masala powder) and mix well.
11. Add in grated coconut and coriander leaves. Mix everything well and switch off the stove.
12. Add in cooked rice.
13. Mix well carefully. Take care not to make the rice mushy.
14. Serve it as breakfast or pack it for the lunch box. This is a very tasty ricebath recipe.

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