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    Home » Recipes » Variety Rice

    Peanut rice recipe | Easy lunch box ideas

    November 3, 2011 by Raks Anand 69 Comments / Jump to Recipe

    Peanut rice is an easy comfort variety rice. I prepare this in a jiffy and always handy for the lunch box.

    South Indian style peanut rice
    Spicy peanut rice in south Indian style
    Jump to:
    • 🍚 Cooking rice
    • 🥜 Roasting
    • Serving suggestions
    • 📝Related posts
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    • 📸 Method
    peanut rice, verkadalai sadam

    🍚 Cooking rice

    • You can use leftover rice, preferably separate grains. You can also cook rice specifically but with less water ratio comparatively. I usually use Sona masuri, for 1 cup rice I use 2 & ¼ cup water. You can adjust this from 2 cups - 2 & ½ cups depending on the rice variety.
    • Wash the rice well for 2-3 times until the water runs clear. Add measured water and pressure cook for 3-4 whistles in medium flame after pressure builds up. Once pressure releases naturally, spread cooked rice in a broad plate or mixing bowl.
      Add a drizzle of sesame oil or ghee to prevent sticking together. Cool down before mixing it to peanut mixture.

    🥜 Roasting

    I used roasted peanuts available in shops, but if you are having raw peanuts, you can easily roast the peanuts at home.

    Stove top - Heat a pan and dry roast the peanuts in in medium flame first for 2 mins. Later, put the flame to low and stir occasionally. You will see the peanuts crack open as it gets roasted. Never do in high flame as it will result in uneven roasting.

    Oven - You can roast the peanuts in oven too. I usually buy raw peanuts and roast it as soon as I open the pack and then store it. Spread the peanuts in a baking sheet as single layer. Pre-heat oven at 170 deg C for 10 mins.

    Roast the peanuts in middle rack for 5 mins first. Then rotate the tray or stir the peanuts and again bake for 3-5 mins or until the peanuts or roasted. Keep an eye after first five minutes as depending on your oven, you can change the timing.

    Serving suggestions

    I always love all mixed rice varieties. I don’t even need any side dish, just a papad or vadavam is enough for me and I eat unlimited . For the same reason I rarely make, since vj also doesn’t prefer any mixed rice variety.

    He says it's too dry to eat that it chokes. I make a kootu to ease this and it works perfect in my family.

    When it comes to food, me and Vj are just contrast. I though rarely give him once in a while for his lunch. And I beg to adjust for a day. But today I just made for myself and made it spicy as I wanted to eat something spicy to melt down my blocked nose.

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    South Indian style peanut rice
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    Peanut rice recipe, easy lunch box ideas

    Peanut rice is an easy comfort variety rice. I prepare this in a jiffy and always handy for the lunch box.
    Course Main Course
    Cuisine Indian
    Prep Time 15 minutes
    Cook Time 20 minutes
    Servings 3
    Cup measurements

    Ingredients

    • 1 cup Rice I used raw rice
    • ½ cup Roasted peanuts
    • ⅛ teaspoon Turmeric
    • 1 tablespoon Ghee/ sesame oil
    • Salt
    • ¾ teaspoon Sesame seeds - ¾ tsp
    • 3 Red chilles - 3
    • ¼ cup Grated coconut

    To Temper

    • ½ tablespoon Oil
    • ½ teaspoon Mustard
    • 1 teaspoon Urad dal
    • 1 teaspoon Chana dal
    • 1 Curry leaves sprig
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    Instructions

    • Pressure cook rice and cool down to make the cooked grains separate by adding required salt and ghee/sesame oil.
    • De skin the peanuts. Roast the sesame seeds, chilli and lastly add the coconut and fry until golden.
    • Powder the chilli first roughly and then add other roasted items and peanuts. Grind into a coarse powder.
    • Temper with the items given under ‘To temper’ table and add turmeric to it. Add it to the rice and mix well.

    Notes

    • I always soak rice for long hours to cook it with very less water and that gives u separate grains as well as soft to eat.
    • You can even add more sesame if you like to have that flavor dominating.
    • The ingredient ratio is different from the original recipe to adjust my taste.
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    📸 Method

    1. First, pressure cook rice and cool down to make the cooked grains separate by adding required salt and ghee/sesame oil.

    2. Skin off the peanuts. Roast the sesame seeds, chilli and lastly add the coconut and fry until golden.

    skin off peanuts, roast

    3. Powder the chilli first roughly and then add other roasted items and peanuts. Grind into a coarse powder.

    powder

    4. Temper with the items given under ‘To temper’ table and add turmeric to it. Add it to the rice and mix well.

    temper

    Serve with papad or any vadams, or if you like with any kootu or spicy curry.

    peanut rice with vazhakkai curry, rolled papad

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    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Kalpana Sareesh

      November 03, 2011 at 5:50 am

      wow i love these kind of simple rices..too good perfect for lunch box..

      Reply
    2. Sush

      November 03, 2011 at 5:59 am

      Our family too prefers such simple rice varieties.

      Reply
    3. Kaveri

      November 03, 2011 at 6:09 am

      This will be perfect for my daughter's lunch box...Nice clicks

      Reply
    4. Sudha Sabarish

      November 03, 2011 at 6:22 am

      That's too yummy and delicious.

      Reply
    5. Radhika

      November 03, 2011 at 6:34 am

      I guess if cooked in Sesame oil itself it would give the taste of Puliodharai. Loved the clicks Raji. Thanks for sharing this simple one pot meal. A real timer saver for packing lunch boxes.

      Reply
    6. Premalatha Aravindhan

      November 03, 2011 at 6:36 am

      wow marvellous recipe,very easy to prepare n tasty too...I always break my head wat to pack for the lunch...Will try this ...The serving dish luks so cute:)

      Reply
    7. jeyashrisuresh

      November 03, 2011 at 6:46 am

      In my mil's house I used to make this every saturday.It has been ages since i made this.wonderful presentation. I remember those days there will be a cookery programme by mallika badrinath in Jaya TV and my Mil used to see that regularly and i follow the same recipe .
      Beautiful presentation

      Reply
    8. Vani

      November 03, 2011 at 6:53 am

      Cool recipe..one more addition to my hubby's lunch box!

      Reply
    9. Roshan

      November 03, 2011 at 7:00 am

      very healthy and appetizing recipe

      Reply
    10. Nags

      November 03, 2011 at 7:07 am

      oooh lovely ! curry leaves make pics look so good no? 🙂

      Reply
    11. Anusha Praveen

      November 03, 2011 at 7:14 am

      Curry leaves definitely adds elegance to the pics. agree with nags. Nice lunch box idea and simple to make.

      Reply
    12. surnamsiva

      November 03, 2011 at 7:47 am

      nice recipe... can u post recipes for diabetic peoples... they too enjoy...

      Reply
    13. Sharmilee! :)

      November 03, 2011 at 8:45 am

      Looks so flavourful and yummy....even I too love variety rice, and I luv peanuts so this should be a winner 🙂 Luved the 2nd click very much!

      Reply
    14. Rekha shoban

      November 03, 2011 at 8:49 am

      i used to make paste and keep it in the fridge....but this is really very simple n taste idea..my hubby always want variety rice for his lunch box...surely will try it...lovely click as usual..nice presentation too!!

      Reply
    15. MyKitchen Flavors-BonAppetit!.

      November 03, 2011 at 9:05 am

      Have U tried it adding garlic?.Neat and Yumm and delicious Lunch box recipe.Luv it.

      Reply
    16. Prathibha

      November 03, 2011 at 9:08 am

      Each n every rice granule is trying 2 pop out which makes it more appetizing...looks yumm...even I posted a rice variety today..same pinch..:)

      Reply
    17. Happy Cook / Finla

      November 03, 2011 at 9:10 am

      I must come and live with you for a month so that i can indulge in all these dishes. looks super yumm.

      Reply
    18. Gayathri NG

      November 03, 2011 at 9:33 am

      Flavourful n delcious rice... presentation is simply very attractive n appealing to the eyes...

      Reply
    19. PriyaVaasu

      November 03, 2011 at 9:38 am

      Lovely Presentation raks!!! I too have tried this rice!!! Yummy n Flavourful!!!

      Reply
    20. Uma

      November 03, 2011 at 9:41 am

      Exotic!!! No doubt it is easy and well fit with the lunch box.

      Reply
    21. uma shankar

      November 03, 2011 at 9:43 am

      Never heard of this before will surely try!

      Reply
    22. Jay

      November 03, 2011 at 10:52 am

      very flavorful n interesting lunch box menu...fabulous cliks ..;)
      Tasty Appetite

      Reply
    23. Shanthi

      November 03, 2011 at 11:17 am

      Simple and healthy lunch box recipe

      Reply
    24. Priya's Feast

      November 03, 2011 at 12:50 pm

      I never tasted this rice...Thanks for the recipe,bookmarking it...Nice virtual treat as always.. 🙂

      Reply
    25. Chitra

      November 03, 2011 at 1:07 pm

      Hi
      I tried this a couple of days back. It came out really well and it was very easy to prepare.The pic looks amazing.

      Reply
    26. Priya

      November 03, 2011 at 1:20 pm

      Super delicious rice, flavourful one pot meal.

      Reply
    27. divya

      November 03, 2011 at 1:23 pm

      OMG,very tempting recipe dear...Amazing clicks.Loved ur rice n the presentation too gud...

      Reply
    28. Priti

      November 03, 2011 at 1:30 pm

      Yummy ...so flavourful and nice pics

      Reply
    29. Archana

      November 03, 2011 at 1:46 pm

      Delicious. Hosting an event which I am calling Back to our Roots Also hosting for Nov’11 Veggie Food for the Month_Raw Banana.

      Reply
    30. Aarthi

      November 03, 2011 at 1:46 pm

      have never tried peanuts with rice...that looks really good..Will surely try it..

      Reply
    31. Krithi's Kitchen

      November 03, 2011 at 2:15 pm

      I love variety rice dishes too.. Same case in our home.. He is not a big fan.. Love this peanut rice very much. Awesome presentation and especially love the kadai.
      Krithi's Kitchen
      Event: Serve It - Savory Baked

      Reply
    32. Divya Kudua

      November 03, 2011 at 3:20 pm

      Not a fan of mixed rice as well,other than pulao and Biryani:).Love the pics though!

      Reply
    33. Ramya Bala

      November 03, 2011 at 3:32 pm

      Wow...awesome recipe raji...indha week fulla am making only these kinda of variety rice for lunch box 🙂

      Reply
    34. VineelaSiva

      November 03, 2011 at 3:54 pm

      Wow yummy and simple rice i too prepare this rice its really yummy.

      Reply
    35. Sayantani

      November 03, 2011 at 4:47 pm

      beautiful recipe. perfect for packed lunches.

      Reply
    36. S.Menaga

      November 03, 2011 at 6:07 pm

      Thxs for sharing this simple one pot meal...perfect for lunchbox!!

      Reply
    37. Suja

      November 03, 2011 at 6:08 pm

      Peanut rice is new to me,can imagine the flavor..yum

      Reply
    38. R

      November 03, 2011 at 7:59 pm

      looks simple and delicious!

      Reply
    39. Panchamrutham

      November 03, 2011 at 8:02 pm

      simple n flavorful recipe..

      http://www.panchamrutham.blogspot.com/

      Reply
    40. aipi

      November 03, 2011 at 9:07 pm

      Love the nutty,flavorful rice ~ can imagine all the yummy flavors in there 🙂
      USMasala

      Reply
    41. Nitha

      November 04, 2011 at 12:12 am

      Lovely one.. Perfect for the lunch box..

      Reply
    42. themustardseed

      November 04, 2011 at 12:20 am

      Love the recipe. And I love rice and try to make it in different ways. This looks like a wonderfully flavorful rice!

      Reply
    43. Amina Khaleel

      November 04, 2011 at 1:00 am

      nice recipe... delicious and healthy..

      Reply
    44. lata raja

      November 04, 2011 at 5:44 am

      I make this often too. I add also the sesame seeds roasted and powdered! Very flavoursome rice!

      Reply
    45. Kadhyaa

      November 04, 2011 at 9:46 am

      very nice rice preparation..

      Reply
    46. Hyma

      November 04, 2011 at 12:22 pm

      wow! this defenitely is a must hv! So flavouful..yumm! bookmarked

      Reply
    47. Anonymous

      November 04, 2011 at 12:50 pm

      I like the peanut and the sesame combination. savory or sweet..this is a great combo!! And i join your club..:) I like the mixed rice too..!! Nice recipe..:))

      Reply
    48. Uma

      November 04, 2011 at 6:07 pm

      Looks so tempting and delicious. Nice dish.
      [email protected]Trendy Relish

      Reply
    49. Sobha Shyam

      November 04, 2011 at 7:59 pm

      wow, so simple and super delicious rice, bookmarked it dear..

      Reply
    50. Tina

      November 05, 2011 at 12:31 am

      Lovely rice dear.Send one parcel....

      Reply
    51. priya ravi

      November 05, 2011 at 10:53 am

      interesting lunch box menu.. bookmarked it 🙂

      Reply
    52. Ramya

      November 05, 2011 at 1:57 pm

      That looks great Raks!! Great one pot meal!!what a lovely clicks!! Loved that pan:-)

      Reply
    53. Aruna Manikandan

      November 05, 2011 at 4:38 pm

      looks simple and delicious raji 🙂
      beautiful clicks as usual...
      will soon give a try.

      Reply
    54. Quay Po Cooks

      November 06, 2011 at 9:32 am

      I like the idea of this peanut rice for a lunch box. Love all the spices you put in there. Looks very delicious.

      Reply
    55. Raji

      November 07, 2011 at 4:42 am

      One pot meals are always my fav and they make great lunck box menu too.
      Saw these pics on foodgawker and tastespotting...your pics have always inspired me...they are very crisp and correctly exposed..and always love the vibrant colours.

      Reply
    56. Rinku Naveen

      November 07, 2011 at 11:58 am

      Yummy rice Raji! And superb and clear shots!!!

      Reply
    57. Charishma

      November 07, 2011 at 1:00 pm

      Hi
      rice dish looks too good,nice clicks.thank you for commenting on my post...Iam truly honored.i consider your blog to be one of the best blog on the block...thank you
      cherie

      Reply
    58. Rachana

      November 07, 2011 at 11:52 pm

      Thats such a flavourful and delicious rice dish.

      Reply
    59. notyet100

      November 08, 2011 at 8:07 am

      Will try this sometime,my son gonna luv this,..

      Reply
    60. Vandana Dilip

      November 21, 2011 at 5:43 am

      looks delicious
      http://fine-flavours.blogspot.com/

      Reply
    61. Nimi

      January 20, 2012 at 3:23 am

      Hi Raji
      Prepared the peanut rice yesterday and must say this one is a rich and flavourful rice and we loved it! Thanks for the recipe!

      Reply
    62. Meena Kannan

      February 05, 2012 at 3:35 am

      uraippu,upphu serthachu but what to add for pulippu?!do adding tamarind extract tastes good in this recipe?!i think,adding tamarind extract results in puliyodharai with coconuts!!OMG am confused...

      Reply
    63. Athma

      April 01, 2012 at 1:59 pm

      raks y are the recipies 1. Coriander rice 2. Small potato briyani not available in ur blog... Kindly do the needful please.

      Reply
    64. Aditya Chandra Pendyala

      January 26, 2013 at 11:14 am

      Raks, Firstly, Thank you very much for sharing this amazing recipe. It is Fabulous and perfectly suits for a Weekend luncheon too. I prepared the dish and it was lip smacking. I had one query though: How did you manage to grind the Peanut mixture as a fine powder ? Mine turned out to be a thick paste. Kindly share your tips about the same.

      Reply
    65. Sapthanaa Vytheswaran

      October 19, 2013 at 9:59 am

      Looks wow!

      Reply
    66. Thara

      March 24, 2014 at 4:46 am

      Hi Raks,
      how did u rolled the pappad. i want to try it.please share.

      Reply
    67. Raks anand

      August 07, 2014 at 12:39 am

      I toast the papad on a tawa with oil and roll when it is hot.

      Reply
    68. RiaSunflower

      November 16, 2022 at 9:16 am

      5 stars
      Easy, tasty, peanut rice recipe, which is just what I was looking for, thank you. I missed out on the Urad/Chana dal and curry leaves as I didn't possess any. Will definitely look forward to making again. 🙂

      Reply
      • Raks Anand

        November 16, 2022 at 3:45 pm

        Thank you for your feedback 🙂

        Reply

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