Tomato - Capsicum Rice

Ingredients
Cooked rice -1.5cups
Onion chopped (medium sized ) - 1
Tomatoes chopped (big) -2
Capsicum cut - 1
Curry leaves - 1 bunch
Cilantro finely chopped - 1/4cup
Green chilled - 3
Turmeric powder - 1 tea spoon
Chilly powder - 2 tea spoon
Lemon juice - 1/4 lemon
Salt - as required
Mustard seeds - 1 tea spoon
Urad dal - 1 tea spoon
Jeera - 1 tea spoon
Bay leaf - 1
Cinnamon - 1 small stick
Cloves - 2

Method
Heat oil in a small pan and saute capsicum for 5 minutes and keep it aside
Heat more oil in the pan, add bay leaf, cinnamon, cloves, jeera and mustard seeds. After they splutter add urad dal
After urad dal turns golden brown, add the onions, curry leaves and green chillies.
Saute until they turn soft, add tomatoes
Once tomatoes are soft and pulpy, add the turmeric and chilly powder and salt fr the whole dish. Saute until raw smell of masala goes.
Now add the cooked rice, and cilantro. Saute until the rice mixes well with masala, add the capsicum, check for salt and turn off the stove.
Finally add the lemon juice and serve hot.

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