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Pepper Rice is a flavorsome, easy to make rice dish. It is ideal to pack in the lunch box. It also makes a good weekend menu for us.

I learnt the recipe from a good friend who cooks really well. When you are stuck with the usual menu and looking for an easy lunch option, you can make pepper rice. Leftover rice may be used to make this quick and easy dish. Pepper rice can also be packed in the lunch box. 

A few basic ingredients is all that you need and a tasty rice is ready in a jiffy. Make a powder of pepper and cumin  to give a good taste, put it in the seasoning and mix with cooked rice. Make sure the rice grains are separate and well cooked. 

Pepper Rice Recipe :

Ingredients 

• 1 cup cooked rice
• 2 tablespoon oil
• ½ teaspoon mustard
• 1 teaspoon bengal gram
• 1 teaspoon urad dal
• 2 green chilly
• 1 onion finely cut
• A few curry leaves
• 2 teaspoon ground  powder
• Salt to taste

For the spice mix :

• 1 tablespoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon cumin

Method : 

1. Make a coarse powder of pepper and cumin.
2. Take oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds, as it sputters, put bengal gram, urad dal to it. Allow it to cook for thirty seconds. Put green chilly, saute, stir in the onion and curry leaves. Let cook for sometime. 
3. Put two teaspoons of the ground mix to it. 
4. Add salt. Switch off the flame.
5. Mix rice to it. 
6. Easy pepper rice is ready to serve. 

Take a tip :

1. A few cloves of garlic may be added in the seasoning.
2. The spice mix can be stored in a clean, air tight container.
3. Depending on the level of spiciness you need, adjust the quantity of the spice powder.

Other kind of South Indian rice recipes :  Coconut Rice, Lemon Rice, Sesame Rice 

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Pepper Rice

Pepper rice makes a good lunch or dinner option. It can be served in the lunch box too.

Course dinner ideas, lunch, lunch box

Cuisine karnataka

Keyword 15 minute recipes, lunch ideas, pepper rice

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes minutes

Total Time 20 minutes minutes

Ingredients

• 1 cup cooked rice
• 2 tablespoon oil
• ½ teaspoon mustard
• 1 teaspoon bengal gram
• 1 teaspoon urad dal
• 2 green chilly
• 1 onion finely cut
• A few curry leaves
• 2 teaspoon ground powder
• Salt to taste
• For the spice mix :
• 1 tablespoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon cumin

Instructions

• Make a coarse powder of pepper and cumin.
• Take oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds, as it sputters, put bengal gram, urad dal to it. Allow it to cook for thirty seconds. Put green chilly, saute, stir in the onion and curry leaves. Let cook for sometime.
• Put two teaspoons of the ground mix to it.
• Add salt. Switch off the flame.
• Mix rice to it.
• Easy pepper rice is ready to serve.

Notes

A few cloves of garlic may be added in the seasoning.
The spice mix can be stored in a clean, air tight container.
Depending on the level of spiciness you need, adjust the quantity of the spice powder.

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