Spicy Peanut Fried Rice - Indian Peanut Stir Fried Rice
This Spicy Peanut Fried Rice - Indian Peanut Stir Fried Rice is a great meal to make using any leftover white/brown rice. Next time you are making rice for dinner, cook a little extra for this recipe the next day. You wont be disappointed.
Equipment
- 1 nonstick wok
Ingredients
- 2 and 1/2 tbsp oil of choice
- 2 cups cooked leftover white rice
- 1 tsp mustard seeds (rai)
- 1/2 tsp chana dal (split chickpeas)
- 1 tsp urad dal black gram lentils
- 2 whole dried red chili peppers (small)
- 3 tbsp roasted unsalted peanuts
- 1/2 cup onion (finely chopped)
- 10 curry leaves
- 1/4 tsp ground turmeric (haldi)
- 1/2 tbsp red chili powder (reduce to 1/4 tbsp if you dont want it very spicy)
- 1/2 tsp ground coriander
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 tbsp lemon juice
- 3 tbsp cilantro
Instructions
Prep
- Rinse and chop the onions and cilantro finely and set aside. Dry roast the peanuts in a pan on low/medium heat for a few minutes until golden and set aside. Make sure not to over roast them.
Cook
- On medium heat, heat the oil in a non stick wok.
- Add in mustard seeds, chana dal, urad dal (split black lentils/ black gram dal), and whole dried red chilis.
- When the mustard seeds splutter, add in the curry leaves and asafoetida. Further, in about 30 seconds add in the onions and peanuts and stir.
- Sauté the onions for 2 to 3 minutes until they turn golden. Then add in the salt, and spices (ground turmeric, red chili powder, and ground coriander) and stir well.
- Mix the spices well. Finally add the cooked rice and mix well and cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Further, turn off heat and top with cilantro and lemon juice.