Peanut Rice Lunch box
Cooked rice tossed with a freshly ground roasted powder of peanuts, chana dal, urad dal, sesame, coconut and dried red chilli, finished with a mustard and curry-leaf tempering. A South Indian style flavoured rice ideal for lunch boxes.
Ingredients
Main
- oil — 2 tbsp (whole)
- rice — 4 cup (ground)
- red chilli — 7 piece (ground)
- Peanuts — 3 tbsp (whole)
- Chana Dal — 2.5 tsp (whole)
- coriander — 1 tsp (whole)
- mustard — 1 tsp (ground)
- sesame seeds — 25.5 g (whole)
- Coconut — 2 tbsp (chopped)
- Turmeric Powder — 1 piece (ground)
Tempering
- Curry Leaves — 1 piece (ground)
- Urad Dal — 2 tsp (whole)
Method
- Firstly, in a pan, roast 3 tbsp peanuts on a low flame till they turn crunchy.
- Also, add 2 tsp chana dal, 2 tsp urad dal, 2 tbsp sesame, ½ tsp cumin, 1 tsp coriander seeds and roast till the spices turn aromatic.
- Further add 5 dried red chilli, 2 tbsp coconut and continue to dry roast.
- Cool completely, and grind to a fine powder. Keep aside.
- In a kadai, heat 2 tbsp oil and roast 2 tbsp peanuts.
- Add 1 tsp mustard, ½ tsp cumin, 1 tsp urad dal, ½ tsp chana dal, pinch hing, 2 dried red chilli and a few curry leaves. Splutter the tempering.
- Add ½ tsp turmeric, 2 tbsp cashew and saute slightly.
- Now add 4 cup cooked rice, prepared masala powder, 1½ tsp salt. Mix well, making sure all the masalas are well combined.
- Further add 2 tbsp coriander and 2 tbsp lemon juice. Mix gently.
- Finally, enjoy Peanut Rice Recipe with Raita.
Common questions
- Peanut Rice Lunch box ko English mein kya kehte hain?
- मूंगफली चावल (लंच बॉक्स) ko English mein Peanut Rice Lunch box likhte hain.
- Ek plate Peanut Rice Lunch box mein kitni calories hoti hain?
- 1180 kcal per plate.
- Kitna time lagta hai?
- 15 min lagta hai — 10 min taiyari, 5 min pakana.