Peanut Rice (Verkadalai Sadam)

This peanut rice (Verkadalai Sadam) is one such quick simple meal that needs only few ingredients and and also an easy way to finish off some left over rice. This Peanut rice doesn't need any great side dish.

I mostly prefer quick fix meal or some simple rice recipes for lunch. Just a chips/Papad/Fryums is enough. Very flavorful and delicious rice, some papads with a bowl of peanut rice is enough for a happy & satisfying meal.

Ingredients

Rice – 1 cup

Chopped Onions – 1 (big)

Roasted Peanuts – ½ cup

Salt to taste

Ghee – 2 tsp

For Masala Powder

Peanuts – ½ cup

Urad Dal – 2 tsp

Channa Dal – 2 tsp

Peppercorn – 1 tsp

(To Temper)

Mustard Seeds – 1 tsp

Urad Dal – 1 tsp

Dry Red Chilli – 2

Curry Leaves – few

Sesame Oil – 1 tsp

To Garnish

Chopped Coriander Leaves – few

Roasted Peanuts – 2 tsp

Method

In a pan, heat sesame oil. Add the ingredients which are under “for masala Powder” and saute it for few min and let it cool down. Then grind it as fine powder.

Cook rice separately by adding a tsp of ghee and little salt. Then keep it aside.

In a pan, melt ghee. Then add the tempering items one by one and saute it for few sec.

Add the chopped onions and fry till get slight brown in color. Then add the roasted peanuts and saute it for few seconds.

Now add the cooked rice. Spread the masala powder on top of it. And give a nice mix.

Then switch off the flame and garnish with chopped coriander leaves.