Ingredients

• 1 cup - Basmati rice.
• 1 - green/ Red/Yellow/Orange pepper, medium, cut into thin long pieces.
• 1 - Onion, medium, cut into thin long slices.
• 1 tsp - Cumin seeds (jeera).
• 1 tbsp - Cooking oil (can be vegetable/canola/ even olive oil).
• 1/2 - 3/4 tsp - chilli powder.
• Salt to taste.

How to Make pepper-Onion rice

• Wash the rice well and boil it with two cups of water. Reduce heat to medium / low flame and cover and cook until done (about 10 minutes).
• Then, heat the oil in a heavy-bottomed wok and crackle the cumin seeds and then add onions and fry until it becomes transparent.
• Add pepper and fry another 2-4 minutes on high heat.
• Add salt just enough for the vegetables and mix well.
• Add the cooked (separated) rice to the vegetables and mix well.
• Add chilli powder and salt to taste and mix well.
• Can also add about half a cup of cooked sweet corn or pomegranate seeds finally to make the rice look colourful.