Cold Stuffed Red Peppers à l’Indienne

You will probably have realised how much I like the spices most used in Indian cookery. Stuffed peppers can be quite a boring dish but if you can get very small red peppers this cold spicy version tastes delicious and looks beautiful arranged on crisp green lettuce or spinach leaves as a first course, or as one of the cold dishes at a large party. I think Basmati rice has much the best flavour and you can get it at Indian shops and delicatessens. As it is smaller it needs less cooking than