Peanut Rice Recipe (Groundnut Rice)

Ingredients

For Peanut Masala Mixture

• 1 teaspoon oil
• ¼ cup peanuts
• 2 teaspoons urad dal
• 2 teaspoons chana dal
• 1 teaspoon sesame seeds
• 3-4 dried red chilies
• 1 stalk curry leaves
• 1 tablespoon dry coconut
• salt to taste

For Tempering Peanut Rice

• 1 tablespoon oil (or ghee)
• 2 tablespoons peanuts
• 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
• 1 teaspoon urad dal
• ½ teaspoon cumin seeds (jeera)
• 1 stalk curry leaves
• 1 pinch hing (asafetida)
• 2 cups cooked and cooled basmati rice (about 1 cup of raw basmati rice)

Steps

1. Heat 1 teaspoon oil in a pan and roast the peanuts, urad dal, chana dal, sesame seeds, dried red chilies and curry leaves over a medium-low flame. Stir frequently so they roast evenly without burning, until the dals are aromatic and well roasted.
2. Add the dry coconut and give it another minute of roasting.
3. Take the roasted ingredients out of the pan and cool completely. Grind them to a fine powder without any water and set aside.
4. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large kadai. Add the peanuts, mustard seeds and urad dal and saute until the peanuts are well roasted.
5. Mix in the curry leaves, cumin seeds (jeera) and a pinch of hing and saute for about 30 seconds, until aromatic.
6. Mix the cooked basmati rice with the ground peanut powder and salt.
7. Cover and cook for 2-3 minutes or until the rice has fully absorbed the flavors and smells fragrant.
8. Serve the peanut rice warm with papad and yogurt.