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peanut rice recipe

How to make peanut rice recipe with easy step by step instructions
Servings: 3 People

Ingredients

Dry roasting for peanut masala

  • 1/4 Cup Peanuts
  • 1 tsp Sesame seeds Optional
  • 2 tbsp Chana dal
  • 1 tbsp Urad dal
  • 6 Cloves Garlic
  • 6 to 7 Kashmiri chilli
  • 1/4 Cup Grated coconut
  • 1/2 tsp Jeera
  • 1/4 tsp Hing
  • Salt
  • 1 small ball Tamarind
  • 1 Strand Curry leaves

Making peanut rice

  • 2 tbsp Sesame or gingelly oil
  • 1 tsp Mustard seeds
  • 2 tbsp Peanuts
  • 1 Spring Curry leaves
  • 2 Whole Kashmiri chilli
  • 6 tsp Peanut masala
  • 4 Cups Cooked rice
  • 3/4 tsp Salt
  • Pinch Turmeric
  • 1/4 tsp Ground pepper

Instructions

Roasting peanut masala

  • Lightly roast 1/4 cup peanuts
  • Once the peanuts are roasted add 1 tbsp sesame seeds, 2 tbsp chana dal, and 1 tbsp urad dal. Roast for a few seconds
  • Now add 6 to 7 kashmiri chilli and add 1 tsp jeera
  • Next, add cloves of garlic, grated coconut, and 1/4 tsp hing. Roast them all on low flame.
  • Add 1 small ball of tamarind,1 strand of curry leaves, and 1/2 tsp salt. Roast them all well.
  • Once done cool the mixture and grind it into a coarse powder.
  • We can store this powder in an airtight glass container for a month

Cooking peanut rice

  • In a kadai, add 2 tbsp oil and add 1 tsp mustard seeds and let it splatter
  • Next, add 2 tbsp chana dal, urad dal, 2 tbsp peanuts, 1 spring of curry leaves, and 2 kashmiri chilli
  • Finally, add 9 tsp of prepared peanut masala, 1/4 tsp turmeric, 3/4 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp salt, and 1/4 tsp ground pepper.
  • Saute for a few seconds and then add 4 cups of cooked rice and mix well.
  • Mix them all well and serve hot!

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