Pepper Pataka Fried Rice

My love affair with spicy food will never cease. Give me any food, masala maarke, I would gorge it like there is no tomorrow.
As a dedication to my love for all foods fiery, here comes Pepper Pataka Fried Rice. This is a spicy mix of pepper, pepper, and more pepper.

RECIPE
Ingredients:

• Red, Green, and Yellow peppers - 1 each finely chopped
• Pepper Powder - 1/4 cup
• Pepper Corns (freshly ground) - 1 tbspn
• Basmati Rice - 1/2 cup ( serves 1)
• Water - 1 cup
• Potato - 1 (or 2 small) Cut into small pieces
• Onion - 1 finely chopped
• Garlic - 5 cloves finely chopped
• Salt to taste
• Chilli Flakes - 2 tsnps
• Olive Oil
• Ghee (Clarified Butter) - 1/2 tbspn

Method:

Soak Basmati Rice in water for 30 minutes.

Heat ghee in a kadai (wok). Strain the water from the rice and put it into the hot ghee. In low flame, roast the rice until it turn pink. Add water, close the wok and let the rice cook.

Keep it aside.

In a pan, heat the olive oil and add the onion and garlic and cook till it turns translucent.
Add the potatoes and cook it till it softens. After the potatoes are cooked add the finely chopped peppers and cook in medium flame. To this mix add the pepper powder, salt, and freshly ground pepper corns.
Give it a good stir till the spices and salt blend well with the mix. Cook for a 3-5 minutes.

Add the cooked basmati rice to the spicy veggies and mix well.

Peppery Pataka Fried Rice is ready to do the fireworks!

Serving Suggestions:

• It is best tasted with cucumber raitha, which also evens out the heat  the peppers generate.
• If you like it spicier, try the green chilli sauce. Be warned of the side effects!
• If you like fusion, you could even try Tabasco sauce.