Peanut
Rice / Verkadalai Sadham is a very quick recipe and it goes well
with even pappad,vadagam or plain.It gives nice flavour.You can prepare it with
leftover rice too.Mixed rice is the kids favourite and perfect for lunch pack
too.Check out Sweet corn pulao,Methi pulao.We are going to shift next week to
Sohar(Oman),so i must consume all the things within this week.So morning when i
saw a pack of peanuts in my shelf ,suddenly decided to make peanut rice.it
tastes yummy and flavours well.Peanuts are used to make butter,sauce,porridge,rice,chutney,jam,sweetened
and salted nuts.
Peanuts :
Health Benifits : Peanuts are rich in vitamins and minerals.Eating
peanuts five times a week decreased heart disease and reduced the risk of
diabetes,gallbladder disease and colorectal cancer.Peanuts and peanut butter
are included on the DASH diet eating plan,which helps lower blood
pressure.Peanuts have been found to contain the potent antiaging molecule resveratrol,it
can fight the proliferation of fat cells and improve the uptake of sugar from
the blood.
Peanut Rice Recipe :
Thats it : Fry Peanuts+ - Dry Grind – Mix Rice
Cooking
Time : 20mins
Serves : 2 persons
Ingredients
:
To
Fry & Grind :
Peanuts
|
½ Cup
|
Red
chillies
|
5
(used rounded)
|
Seesame
seeds (black/white)
|
1 tbsp
|
Coconut
grated
|
3tbsp
|
Curry
Leaves
|
5leaves
|
For
Seeding :
Oil
|
2tsp
|
Seesame
Oil / Ghee
|
1tbsp
|
Mustard
seeds
|
1tsp
|
Urad
dhal
|
½tsp
|
Peanuts
|
2tbsp
|
Asafoetida
/ Perungayam
|
2pinches
|
Curry
Leaves
|
1
Sprig
|
Cooked
Rice
(Basmati/Parboiled
Rice)
|
4
½ Cups
|
Salt
|
as
needed
|
Procedure
:
1.Heat
a pan in medium flame,add peanuts,fry till it browns and raw smell leaves.Keep
aside to cool down.Now add seesame seeds,red chilli,coconut and fry till
coconut browns.Dont burnt anything as it gives bitter taste.Keep aside.
2.Deskin
Peanut: Crush the fried peanuts by 2 palms of your hands except 2tbsp of
peanuts for seeding.Now dry grind the coconut mixture coarsely,add deskinned
peanuts to it and again grind it coarsely.Dont grind continuously,just give 3-4
pulses otherwise it becomes paste.Keep aside.
3.In
a pan,add oil ,mustard,after it splutters,add urad dhal,2tbsp of
peanuts,asafoetida,Curry leaves,add cooked rice,ground peanut powder,mix
well.Now add seesame oil and Salt.Switch Off the flame.
Peanut
Rice is Ready...!
Serve
it Hot or warm with Pappad,Vadagam,Chips or any dry curry.
Notes
:
1.Deskinning
Peanuts are optional.You can also use skinned.
2.Grind
coarsely for the better taste.
3.Adding
Seesame oil/ghee gives nice flavour to the rice.
4.You
can also add 1tbsp of channa dal while seeding.
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