Peanut Pulao with Sambar Powder/ Moongfali wala Pulao

Peanut Pulao with Sambar Powder/

Moongfali ka Pulao

Hi Friends,

Earlier for me peanuts were just a snack available in packet in the form of peanut masala/cracker. I never tried them in cooking. It is only after entering in blogging world first time i bought raw peanuts and used in the cooking. Initially i become addicted to roasted peanuts and but few months back i heard about the boiled peanuts and now i liked them in pulao very much, in any kind of pulao i add them. I love this combo. So yesterday i thought to make peanut pulao and everyone loved it so much,  that my sister once who took it for lunch, again requested to make it for her colleagues. It was liked and loved by all. 

Ingredients:-
Rice- 1 cup heaped (soaked  for 15-20 minutes)
Peanuts- 3 tbsp (you can roast them and peel the skin. i used with skin)
Potato- 1 medium chopped in small cubes
Onion- 1 medium chopped lengthwise
Tomato- 1 medium chopped lengthwise
Cumin seeds- 1 tsp
Sambar powder- 2 tsp heaped
Cooking Oil-1tbsp
Salt- as per your taste

Method:-

Take all your ingredients

Heat 1 tbsp oil in a kadai

Crackle cumin seeds

add chopped potato 

let them turn brown a bit

add chopped onion 

saute for few seconds

then throw in tomato

saute for few seconds

now add main ingredient my favorite peanuts 

mix well

now soaked rice

mix well

spice them up with salt and sambar masala

mix well 

cover and cook for one minute

open 

add water approximate 3 cups

boil and let them cook

done in 15 minutes

ready to serve

Notes:-

1. You can increase or decrease the quantity of any ingredient you want.
2. You can make this pulao without onion and tomato also.
3. If you wish you can add 1 tsp chopped ginger and 1 tsp chopped garlic in it. 
4. Sambar Powder will give a unique taste in it. So i don't recommend to skip it.

Hope you will like it

Love

PariCash