Peanut Rice Recipe

5 from 4 votes

Peanut Rice Recipe is a delicious and flavorful south indian rice made with roasted peanut powder, lentil and spices

Course Main Course

Cuisine Indian, South Indian

Keyword healthy, kids lunchbox recipes, leftover rice recipes, lunchbox recipes, peanut recipes, rice recipes, south indian recipes

Diet Gluten-Free, Vegan, Vegetarian

Method Stovetop

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 20

Total Time 25

Servings

Calories 550kcal

Author Bhavana Patil

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.

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

Note: Nutrition values are my best estimates. If you rely on them for your diet, use your preferred nutrition calculator.