Peanut rice

My husband and me both are very fond of peanuts that I add it in all curries and upmas and almost every dish possible. So i got to try the peanut rice today.

Simple Vegetable Pulao

This is very easy one pot meal which can be made for morning hurries. I generally make this on busy days and forget about the kitchen work until its lunch time.. :) .

Tawa Pulao

I haven’t heard of this pulao until I found them through internet just by chance. 

It is a street side food which is very is famous in Mumbai.

CORIANDER RICE/ KOTHAMALLI SADAM

         This is an easy rice variety rice and common in most of the houses. The same procedure can be repeated for Spinach or Min for a variation. This can be made as one of the Lunch box Recipes.

Ingredients :

 Cilantro or coriander – half a bunch

Onion – 1

Green chillies – 2

Ginger – few pieces

Garam masala – ½ tsp

Cooked rice – 1 cup

Oil – 2tsp

Mustard seeds – 1tsp

Jeera – 1 tsp

Method:

Cook rice and keep it ready.

Grind coriander, Onion, green chillies and ginger in a mixie to a fine paste.

Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds and let them pop. Now add jeera.

Once it starts changing colour, add the grinded paste. Fry this paste till it looses its raw smell. Now add salt, garam masala.

Add cooked rice and mix well. Serve it hot with raita.

CAPSICUM RICE / BELL PEPPER RICE

    I love bell peppers just as it is. Either cooked or raw or in whichever recipe it is. There is no week at home without cooking capsicum  at least once. I just love the crunchier taste when it is raw and the softer one when it is cooked. Overall I just love this vegetable irrespective of the taste of the dish :)

This time I made Capsicum Rice which is generally as a part of our Sunday Special Dishes...

Ingredients:

Basmati rice – 1 cup

Capsicum or Green Bell Pepper cut lengthwise– 2

Onion cut lengthwise– 1

Green peas – ¼ cup

Green chillies – 3 or 4

Garam masala – 1 tsp

Coriander powder or Dhaniya powder – 1 tsp (optional)

Turmeric powder – a pinch

Oil – 2 tsp

Mustard Seeds – 1 tsp

Jeera – 1 tsp

Cashew nuts – 2tsp

Method :

Soak green peas overnight. Cook them and keep them ready. Alternatively you cna also use fresh or frozen peas.

Cook Basmati rice seperately. Check How to cook basmati rice. Keep it aside.

Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds. Once it splutters, add jeera and cashew nuts. Fry them for a minute and then add green chillies.

Now add onions and sauté them.

As soon as onions turn golden brown, add cooked green peas. Add salt.

Now add the chopped bell peppers. Fry them for around 5 mins. Make sure they don’t get mushier. They need to be crunchy.

Add turmeric powder, garam masala and coriander powder.

After the masala looses its raw flavour, add the cooked rice and mix well.

Garnish it with Chopped cilantro. I also added walnuts while garnishing.

Capsicum Rice is ready to be serve it with raita or any gravy. 

CARROT RICE

         This is my first post on Rice Varieties. Generally I make a lot of rice varieties especially on weekends when we have very few vegetables and less time for our hunger !! For our fast paced lifestyle today, most of us prefer brunch that is easy and simple over the weekends. So this is just the right dish which just needs very few items. I also make it as a lunch box recipe as it is very easy to make. 

Ingredients :
Serves two

Carrots - 2 Grated
Peanuts - 2tsp
Green chillies - 3 or 4 
Cooked Rice - 2 cups
chopped Ginger - 1tsp
Powdered pepper - 1 tsp
Turmeric powder - a pinch
Coriander to garnish

Method :


Dry roast peanuts in a separate pan. Let it cool.

Grind the peanuts to a  coarse paste. Keep it aside.

Cook raw rice separately in a pressure cooker .


Heat little oil in a pan. Crackle mustard seeds and add jeera.

Add chopped ginger and green chillies.

Now add grated carrot. Fry the carrots for a few mins. It gets cooked very soon.

Add the peanut powder to the carrots. 

Add salt and turmeric powder. Add the powdered pepper.

Mix it with the cooked rice.

Garnish with Cilantro.

This rice can be had as is or with any raita.

My Notes:

We can also use Basmati rice instead of the usual rice. I prefer the normal one for this recipe.

I add pepper reduce the sweet taste of carrot. You can also avoid or adjust it according to your taste.

Adding peanut powder is purely optional, but it enhances the taste.