PEANUT RICE/SOUTH INDIAN STYLE PEANUT RICE/MASALA RICE WITH PEANUTS
Peanut rice is a flavourful version of rice that is a regular part of South Indian cuisine. Loaded with peanuts and other seasonings this peanut rice includes both the whole peanuts and a ground masala that is prepared with roasted peanuts, urad dal, red chilies, and tamarind. Rice is boiled as a first step in the whole preparation. Second part includes making the peanut masala. This peanut masala is the star ingredient that gives the boiled rice a yummy nutty taste and wonderful aroma
This peanut masala, accompanied with whole groundnuts, curry leaves, mustard seeds make this rice preparation a complete bowl of taste, aroma, and flavors. This peanut rice can be paired with plain curd, raita, pachdi, or any curry and kurma.
Prep Time – 5 min
Cook Time – 25 min
Course – Main
Cuisine – South Indian
Author – Bharti Dhawan
● INGREDIENTS REQUIRED FOR BOILING RICE
• Long grain rice – 1 cup
• Water for boiling rice – 4-5 cups
• Salt for boiling rice – 1 tsp
● INGREDIENTS FOR PEANUT MASALA
• Cooking oil – 1 tbsp
• Roasted peanuts – 3 tbsp
• Urad dal – 1 tsp
• Chana dal – 1/2 tsp
• Whole red chilies – 2-3
• Cashew nuts – 5-6
• Imli/ Temrind – 1 small piece
• Hing/asafoetida – 1/2 tsp
• Imli/ Temrind – 1 small piece
• Freshly grated coconut(optional)- 1 tbsp
• Curry leaves – 7-8 nos.
● INGREDIENTS FOR PEANUT RICE
• Raw/Roasted peanuts – 4-5 tbsp(half bowl)
• Curry keaves – 8-10
• Mustard seeds/Rai – 1 tsp
• Ghee – 1 tbsp
● PROCEDURE TO MAKE PEANUT RICE
● PART – 1 BOILING OF RICE
1 – Rinse rice nicely and keep on fire with water and salt in a pan . Allow the first boil at high flame and then bring the flame at low. Allow to cook the rice.(Avoid overcooking)
2 – When rice is boiled, Strain it through a colander and keep aside
● PART 2: MAKING PEANUT MASALA
1- Heat oil in a pan and add urad dal and chana dal. Allow them to fry up to a golden
2- Add hing/asafoetida and mustard seeds/rai. Allow them to splutter
3- Add whole red chilies and imli(tamarind)piece
4- Add roasted peanuts, cashew nuts, and curry leaves and stir them for a while. Turn off the flame when all these are roasted well
5- When the above stuff is cooled down completely, add them to a grinder and grind to a fine powder. Keep the peanut masala aside
● PART – 3 MAKING PEANUT RICE
1- Heat oil in a pan and add groundnuts. Fry them to golden brown.
2- Add curry leaves and mustard seeds. Allow both to splutter
3- Add boiled rice to peanuts and curry leaves
4- Add ground peanut masala to the rice
5- Combine well rice and peanut masala
6- Add ghee at the final stage and mix well with the rice and peanut masala. Transfer the cooked peanut rice to a serving dish
7- Yummy peanut masala rice is ready to serve in lunch or dinner with raita, pickles, curries or dal preparation
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