I have a weakness for rice based dishes and they keep featuring often on our table and the blog! With almost a 100 rice dishes posted here, I am sure there is room for more. Just like Roti / paratha, there are millions of ways to whip up a delicious bowl of rice dish. Just keep changing the veggies, adding some lentil, a combo of veggies and lentil, changes in flavoring spices and spice mixes are more than enough to tempt me to prepare a rice dish.
And that was how, I was inspired to make this quick rice dish for Lil Angel’s lunch box.So this is for Blogging Marathon #46, week 2, Day 3 under Nuts and Legumes in the lunch box.
I almost always have cooked chickpeas in the freezer so this dish was a breeze to prepare. Also I have fallen in love with kalonji/Nigella seeds after I made the panchporan tharkari so I keep adding it to dishes.You can omit it and use mustard instead.
I used:
Cooked rice – 2 cups
Capsicum-1,small, chopped
Cooked chickpeas- 1/2 cup
Channa masala powder- 1 teapsoon
Kalonji-1 teaspoon
Onion-1,sliced
Salt to taste
Oil- 1 teraspoon
Coriander leaves to garnish
Heat oil in a pan and add kalonji. After a minute add the onion and capsicum.Saute till the onion is translucent,.Put in the chickpeas.
Add channa masala and sprinkle a little water if the mixture is too dry.Saute for a couple of minutes.Add salt and the cooked rice. Reduce the heat and mix well. Let the flavors blend for a couple of minutes.
Remove from heat and serve garnished with coriander leaves.
I am also sending this to Srivalli’s Kids Delight event themed – Nuts and Legumes in the Lunch box.
Bon Appetit…
lovely one pot meal / school lunchbox option 🙂
I love these quick recipes with a little but of this and pinch of that. They always turn out tasty and well loved. Nice one.
Wish i get that plate rite now from my lappy screen, irresistible rice..
yummy rice.I too make many rice based dishes very often ..
Chickpeas taste great in any form..the rice must be delicious.
The chickpeas in the rice is a great addition. Nutritious and filling as well!
A delicious rice, looks tempting.
Capsicum and channa, what an interesting combo. Delicious!
Such a simple and flavorful rice dish. I love adding nigella seeds to curries and rice.
Very flavorful rice channa with capsicum is an interesting combo in rice 🙂 looks yummm dear !!
Very quick and tasty rice option PJ..kids would love this right..
I have tried capsicum and potatoes. This is an nice combo
Simple, healthy and kid approved, thats such a lovely combo, right?
Capsicum channa rice looks so delicious!! can never say no to any new variety rice 🙂
this mild flavored rice is perfect to go with any dish
This is another interesting one pot dish pj. I make it a little different. Must try this version too