Carrot Rice with Peanuts

Carrot Rice with Peanuts

  • Prep Time: 10 mins
  • Total Time: 30 mins
  • Servings: 6

    • About This Recipe

    “This is an unbelievably flavourful rice recipe that almost seems a little too yummy for so few calories! I found this recice on a newsgroup, trimmed and vegetarian-ised it, and thought I’d share it with everyone here! It can easily be veganised with a suitable butter substitute.”

    Ingredients

  • 1cup long-grain rice or 1cupbasmati rice
  • 2cupswater
  • 1/4 cuproasted peanuts
  • 1tablespoonbutter
  • 1onion, sliced thinly
  • 1teaspoongingerroot, minced
  • 3/4 cupgrated carrot
  • salt
  • pepper
  • cilantro, to garnish(optional)

    • Directions

  • Combine rice and water in a medium saucepan.
  • Bring to a boil over high heat.
  • Reduce heat to low, cover with lid, and allow to steam until tender/cooked (about 20 minutes).
  • While rice is cooking, pulverize peanuts in a blender and set aside.
  • Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
  • Saute onions until golden brown.
  • Stir in ginger, carrots, and salt to taste.
  • Reduce heat to low and cover to steam 5 minutes.
  • Stir in pepper and peanuts.
  • When rice is done, add it to the skillet and stir gently to combine with other ingredients.
  • Garnish with chopped cilantro and serve hot.

    • Reviews

  • “This recipe is wonderful!I have made it twice and my husband made a variation of it once when we had no onion.He decided to add pineapple to the recipe which was okay, but nowhere near as good as the original recipe.The onion makes it great!”

  • “I followed the instructions for leftover steamed rice and lo..! I had lovely dish sitting on my dinner table which vanished as expected. Very good. Mini”

  • “I had this this afternoon for lunch. I used 2 3/4 cups water, 3/4 tsp salt and 1/8 tsp pepper. I used about 1 medium-sized carrot. Instead of the butter, I used cooking oil. I liked this recipe except for the peanuts. What I found was that even a pinch of the powdered roasted peanuts imparted a very strong peanut taste to the rice(rather TOO strong for me and my parents). Hence, I omitted the peanuts. I find this rice perfect without them. The fact that it is low cal is simply great! Thanks, Anu!”

  • “Excellent recipe! Easy, tasty and a great way to use up left over rice. Easy to make a large quantity for a large gathering. Thank you!”

  • “Easy to make, great flavor, and healthy. Thanks! -Chris”

  • “I served this with Mean Chef’s General Tso’s Chicken, #52488 — and WOW!!The two recipes together were amazing!!! Absolutely incredible blending of flavors.I must say that all by itself I probably would have given this rice a 4* rating — mostly because as another reviewer said, the peanuts do impart a very strong flavor to the rice.Next time, I would add fewer peanuts to this dish to mellow the taste a little.I also stirred in some butter to the end result, and that helped to smooth it out.It was delicious! Thanks for sharing this recipe!Dianne”

  • “I took Pianolady’s advise and made this with Mean Chef’s General Tso’s Chicken, #52488… OMG! Dinner was a SMASHING SUCCESS!! My family thanks you for posting!! :-)”

  • “It wasn’t what I was hoping for… I found it a little bit dry. I ended up adding both peanut butter and soy sauce. Although, the grated carrots are a great idea for any fried rice type dish.”

  • “I’m not sure what I did. I mean it wasn’t bad, it was lightly sweet with a hint of peanutty flavor. I just expected it to be more flavorful, with all the reviews. I think next time I’ll add a little more ginger, and maybe try it with a natural peanut butter.Thanks for the recipe Anu”

  • “Really good! I prepared this exactly as written and was impressed by how flavorful it was, especially considering how easy it is to prepare. I might use a little more ginger next time, but it was great as is, too. Thanks for posting this!”

  • “I have to tell you that I was a little skeptical about this recipe. I mean, Carrot Rice? But this recipe is just what you could possibly want it to be: tasty, healthy, and something different. I made my rice in the rice cooker instead of doing it on the stove, but that was the only change. Thank you for pepping up my meal!”

  • “Deservedly five stars and I agree that this is a great way to use up carrots. I actually used nearly an equal amount of finely shredded carrots to rice and the results were absolutely delicious. Thanks for posting, Anu! :)”

  • “Very good thank you !”

  • “Great tasting quick and easy dish to make (especially good when you have too many carrots and don’t know what to do with them!)”

  • “Like Mini, I used leftover rice. GREAT!!!”

  • “Thanks Anu for a nice simple and colourful side dish, it was very much enjoyed. We cook our rice by boiling it for 5 minutes, then putting it into a steamer for a further 7 or 8 minutes. We did this, and added the browned onion, carrots and ginger about 2 minutes into the steaming stage. It worked very well.”

  • “Nice easy recipe to do with a different and good taste.A good side dish!!”

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