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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. 

The good thing about the varied rice dishes, can be used both  for lunch or dinner. It makes a good brunch option too. They are loved by children, isn’t it ? It comes an upper hand when compared to the rice and dal option. They serve as a fuss free menu in most household.

Pepper Rice needs a few simple ingredients; they are easily available in the kitchen. It is ideal to pack in the lunch box. You can make use of the left-over rice and serve it for dinner too.

A few basic ingredients are 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

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 

Pepper Rice

5 from 7 votes

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

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 10 minutes mins

Total Time 20 minutes mins

Course: dinner ideas, lunch, lunch box

Cuisine: karnataka

Ingredients Method Notes

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.

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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