Millet Capsicum Bhath

This is just like making lemon rice but we include capsicum while sauteing

Check out for Butter Capsicum Rice using same ingredients except millet

Ingredients
Part 1 - Millet

• Any millet - 1 cup I used Varagu
• Water - 2 cups
• Salt - 1/2 teaspoon

Part 2 - Seasoning

• Oil - 1 tablespoon
• Mustard - 1/2 teaspoon
• Urad dhall - 1/2 teaspoon
• Channa dhall - 1/2 teaspoon
• Fried gram / potukadalai - 1 teaspoon
• Curry leaves - few (according to your preference)
• Dried red chillies - 4
• Peanuts - little
• Capsicum - 1 big no: (finely chopped)
• Hing - a pinch
• Turmeric - a pinch

Part 3 - Topping

• Lemon - 1
• Coriander leaves - little

Method

• Cook millet with 2 cups of water and salt for 2 whistles.It should not be mashy.Keep it aside.Separate the grains using a fork
• In a separate kadai heat oil splutter mustard seeds, fry channa and urad dhals.Roast peanuts, roasted gram (potukadalai)

• Keep it closed in simmer flame for a minute

• Add capsicum pieces.Put turmeric and another 1/2 teaspoon of salt here

• Saute till it becomes soft

• Now cooked millet and the capsicum saute are ready

• Add the seasoned items to the cooked millet and mix well using fork

• Squeeze lemon and mix well.Garnish with coriander leaves

Millet Capsicum Bhath is ready. It goes well with any Raitha