Carrot Peanut Pulao is a simple, healthy, colourful and yummy rice which is very ideal for Lunch box. The crunchy bite of peanuts with carrot roasted in fresh spices make this pulao very special...
Pre time : 10 mins Cooking time: 15 mins Serves: 4
Ingredients for making Carrot Peanut Pulao:
Boiled Rice from 250 gms of raw rice or Basmathi rice Grated carrots 2 cups (From 4 or 5 Carrots) Roasted peanuts 3 tb spoons Chopped onions 3 tb spoons Finely chopped Garlic 2 tea spoons Chopped capsicum 2 tb spoons Slitted green chillies 2 Butter 1 tb spoon Oil 1 tb spoon Salt to taste
For spice powder:
Heat a pan and dry roast the following items to light brown and powder them and keep aside. Coriander seeds 1 tb spoon Red chillies 3 Cloves 4 Cinnamon stick 1 inch piece Anise Seed 1/2 cardamom pod 1
How to make Carrot Peanut Pulao?
Heat a broad pan with butter and oil. Saute it with cumin seeds.
Once they splutter fry the chopped garlic till they become golden and then fry onions for a minute then add the capsicum. Fry for another minute. Now add the powdered spices and give a stir.
Then add the grated carrot to the pan with required salt. Give stirs for half minute. Add the roasted peanuts and mix well.
At this stage transfer this stuff to the broad bowl that has boiled rice. Mix gently with a ladle without breaking the rice grains. garnish with coriander leaves. Serve or pack with any crisps or raitha.