Peanut Rice

Today is another session of blog hop Wednesday of Tickling Palates of Radhika and this month I am paired up with Nirmala of Nirmala's Kitchen.
Her blog has a collection of South Indian recipes and innovative snacks,I chose Peanut rice from blog which is a healthy and quicker version.As I always prefer to cook and eat one pot meal or variety rice rather than sambhar,rasam or kulambhu,tried this one.
It is a easy to make delicious variety rice which is a good option for lunch box too.Now on to the recipe.....

 Ingredients

Ingredient	Quantity
Cooked rice	11/2cup
Peanut/Verkaladalai	1/4cup
Dessicated coconut	2tbs
Red chilly/varamilagai	3nos.
Urad dhal/uluutham paruppu	2tsp
Oil	3tsp
Salt	a pinch

For the tempering

Ingredient	Quantity
Mustard seeds/kadugu	1/2tsp
Urad dhal/uluutham paruppu	1tsp
Channa dhal/kadalai paruppu	1tsp
Cashews/mundiri(chopped)	2tsp(optional)
Curry leaves	1sprig
Asafoetida/perungayam	a pinch

Method 

• Dry roast the peanuts separately in a pan and keep aside.In the same pan add 1/2tsp of oil and roast the red chilly,urad dhal and the coconut,fry it to a golden color.Once it becomes cool down grind it to a coarse powder.
• Heat a pan with remaining oil and do the tempering with the given ingredients.Add the ground powder to it and put of the stove.Now add the cooked rice and salt to it and mix it well.
• Simple and easy to make peanut rice is ready.
• Serve it with chips or pappad or some fries.

Enjoy................................

• While grinding first powder the urad dhal,coconut powder and red chilly then add the peanuts and pulse it.Do not grind the peanuts for a long time it should be coarse.
• The crunchiness of the peanuts gives a nice taste to the rice.
• The powder can be adjusted according to the preference.

Sumber http://www.naliniscooking.com

Whole Mung Beans and Mixed Vegetable Pulao

From this month I joined in blog hop Wednesday of Radhika of Tickling Palates and I am paired up with Kaveri of Palakkad Chamayal.
In Kaveri's blog I found so many traditional Kerela recipes which are quiet interesting and new to me.But I am so much inspired with the whole mung beans and mixed veggies pulao.
As we prefer one pot meal a lot and my kiddo loves to have pulao kind of rice varieties with plain yogurt,I tried the pulao.It came out very flavorful and delicious,had it with onion raitha,mixed veggie kurma.
I exactly followed her same recipe except added few mint leaves while grinding.Now on to the recipe......

Ingredients

Ingredient	Quantity
Basmathi rice	1cup
Whole mung beans/paasipayaru	1/2cup
Onion	2nos.(medium size)
Tomato	2nos.(medium size)
Carrot(sliced)	1no.
Potato(sliced)	1no.(medium size)
Green peas(fresh or frozen)	1/2cup
Oil	1tbs
Ghee/nei	1tbs
Salt	a pinch

To grind 

Ingredient	Quantity
Ginger/inji	1 inch piece
Poondu/Garlic	4 cloves
Green chilly	5nos.
Coriander leaves/kothamalli	1/2cup
Mint/pudhina	10-15 leaves
Coconut(grated)	1tbs

For the Seasoning 

Ingredient	Quantity
Cloves/lavangam	3nos.
Cinnamon/Pattai	2 inch piece
Green cardamom/ellakai	2nos.
Bay leaf	1no.
Cashews/mundiri paruppu	10nos.(halved)

Method

• Soak the whole mung beans for 1 hour.Wash and soak the basmathi rice for atleast 15 minutes and grind the ingredients to grind into a fine paste and set it aside.
• Heat a pressure cooker or pan with the oil and ghee,do the seasoning with the given ingredients.Saute the onions till transparent with a pinch of salt,then add the ground paste and fry it till the raw smell goes off.Meanwhile boil 11/2cups of water in a sauce pan.
• Then add the tomatoes and cook it till mushy,add the green peas and carrot,give it a mix.Now add the boiled water to it and add the rice,salt.Now add the mung beans and potato,give it a boil.Close the lid and cook it in a medium flame for one whistle.
• Tasty and healthy,protein rich pulao is ready.

Enjoy..................

• Soaking the rice is very important to get a perfect pulao. 
• The amount of water varies depending upon the quality of the rice. 
• Veggies such as beans,cauliflower can also be added.

Linking to the HITS-legumes and lentils event happening at my space started by Spicy Treats of Sangeetha.
Sumber http://www.naliniscooking.com