Peanut Rice Recipe

Peanut Rice/Groundnut rice recipe is a spicy, delicious, and flavorful South Indian rice made with roasted peanut powder, lentils, and spices.

This is a great lunch box recipe for both kids and adults as it's rich in protein because of peanuts and lentils. I love basmati rice for rice dishes but this rice can be prepared with any other rice as well like sona masuri.

In this recipe, peanuts are finely powdered but you want some chunkiness you can grind them coarsely. To increase spiciness add extra red chilies.

I usually make this peanut rice when I have some leftover rice from the previous night. Some other recipes for leftover rice are Milagai Podi Rice, Capsicum Rice, Carrot rice.

How to Make Peanut Rice

Ingredients

• 2-2.5 cups cooked and cooled rice (about 1 cup of raw basmati rice)
• 1 teaspoon oil
• ¼ cup peanuts
• 2 teaspoons urad dal
• 2 teaspoon chana dal
• 1 teaspoon sesame seeds
• 3-4 dried red chillies
• 1 stalk curry leaves
• 1 tablespoon dry coconut
• salt to taste

For tempering peanut rice

• 1 tablespoon oil or ghee
• 2 tablespoon peanuts
• 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
• 1 teaspoon urad dal
• ½ teaspoon cumin seeds (jeera)
• few curry leaves
• a pinch hing (asafetida)

Method:

In a pan take 1 teaspoon of oil and roast peanuts, urad dal, chana dal, sesame seeds, dried red chilies, and curry leaves on medium-low flame till dals turn aromatic and roasted well. 

Then add coconut and roast for another minute.

Take it off the pan, cool completely and, grind it all together to a fine powder without adding any water. Keep aside.

Now in a large Kadai heat 1 tablespoon of oil and add peanuts, mustard seeds, and urad dal, and saute till peanuts are roasted well.

Then add curry leaves, jeera, and hing (asafetida) and saute for another 30 secs.

Then add cooked rice along with the finely ground peanut powder, salt and give it a mix.

Cover and simmer for 2-3 minutes or till rice absorbs flavor completely.

Peanut or groundnut Rice is ready and serve warm along with some papad and yogurt.

What to serve with Peanut Rice?

Serve Peanut Rice or Groundnut rice recipe as a side dish or main course with cucumber raita along with some papad and yogurt.

Tips & Variations

1. The rice has to be cooled before preparing this recipe. Leftover rice works best and quickly.
2. If you dont have coconut, you can skip it.
3. While grinding peanut lentil powder does not grind too much, peanuts release oil and powder becomes like a paste.
4. Peanut powder can be made in bulk and can be refrigerated for up to 2-3 in a refrigerator.
5. You can also add roasted cashews along with peanuts while tempering rice.
6. If you are a Vegan replace ghee with oil.
7. Peanut Rice tastes great when prepared slightly spicy.

More Peanut Recipes

• Peanut Chutney
• Peanut Chutney Powder
• Mint Peanut Chutney
• Peanut Sambar
• Boiled Peanut Salad

More Rice Recipes

• Raw Mango Rice 
• Palak Biryani|Spinach Biryani
• Paneer Biryani
• Chickpea Biryani

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