French Beans N Red-Bellpepper Rice

Tender french beans are always crunchy if they are cooked little bit, they suits prefectly for fried rice or simple rice with spice powders, here is a simple rice dish flavoured with our usual indian spices with red bellpepper n cooked basmati rice...Its a delicious rice tossed with few spice powders like pepper powder, cumin seed powder n garam masala, this masala rice suits very prefect if u r in hurry, tastes awesome even u prepare this rice dish as lunch box menu for kids, both french beans and red bell pepper turns this rice very flavourful n healthy...Crunchy french green beans and flavourful,colourful red bellpepper makes this dish more appetizing..u can also prepare this delicious masala rice with both green n red bell peppers too..but i prepared simply with french beans which i bought this weekend from farmer's market..This masala rice goes to FIC-Red&Green guest hosted by Neha of Tasty Recipes, event by Sunshinemom of Tongue Ticklers, also goes to CFK-Rice guest hosted by Trupti of Recipe Center, event by Sharmi...





2cups Basmati Rice (cooked)

1/2cup French beans (chopped)

1/2cup Red bellpepper (chopped)

1no Onion

2nos Whole spices(bayleaves, cloves, cinnamon stick)

1/2tsp Garam masala powder

1/2tsp Cumin seed powder

1/2tsp Pepper powder

5nos Curry leaves

Oil

Salt



Heat the oil in a pan, add the whole spices n let them fry..add immediately the chopped onion with 1/4tsp of salt n stir until the onions turns trasnculent, add now the chopped french beans with pepper powder, garam masala powder, cumin seed powder and curry leaves also with enough salt..stir fry for few minutes or until the oil get separates, add now the chopped red bellpepper pieces n stir just for 2 minutes, redbellpepper pieces should be crunchy..Add the cooked rice to the veggies, toss gently until the rice get well mixed with spices n veggies..



Serve hot with papads or anyother side dishes as u desire!



On the way to Single Serving Recipes event by Sahaja of Spicy rasam, also to Eating With the Season by Maninas...