Peanut Rice is an easy-to-make dish that you can prepare in lunch or dinner for your family and friends, and they will love it for sure. Must try!
Ingredients of Peanut Rice

1 cup rice

1 teaspoon powdered turmeric

1/4 tablespoon sesame seeds

8 dry red chilli

1 teaspoon mustard seeds

1 teaspoon urad dal

6 curry leaves

1/4 teaspoon asafoetida

salt as required

1 tablespoon roasted peanuts

1/4 tablespoon grated coconut

1 tablespoon refined oil

1 teaspoon cumin seeds

1 teaspoon chana dal

3 green chilli

2 cup water

Step 1

Wash rice in running water and then add them to a pressure cooker along with 2 cups of water, close the lid of the cooker and cook for about three whistles in 1:2 ratio. Meanwhile, slit the green chillies in a small bowl.

Step 2

When the rice are cooked, let the pressure release on its own and then spread the rice in a wide plate. Pour a teaspoon of oil so that the rice do not get sticky.

Step 3

Then, heat a kadhai on medium flame and dry roast peanuts in it until light brown or the aroma comes in. Transfer in a bowl when done and then in the same kadhai, dry roast sesame seeds, six red chillies and grated coconut till the sesame seeds flutter.

Step 4

Transfer these roasted spices in the same bowl as of roasted peanuts, toss well. Let them cool for a while and add them to a grinder and grind them to a coarse powder.

Step 5

Heat oil in the same kadhai over medium flame and add when it is hot enough, add asafoestida, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, urad dal and chana dal. Let them crackle for a few seconds and then add remaining dry red chillies, slit green chillies, and curry leaves in the kadhai. Fry them for a minute and add the cooked rice in the kadhai. Stir and mix well with all the spices.

Step 6

Sprinkle salt in the rice as per your taste along with the dry roasted spices, turmeric and peanut powder. Combine well so that the entire masala is mixed well with the rice. Turn off the burner, peanut rice is ready. Enjoy with curd!