Ivygourd Peanut Rice

A quick, simple and highly flavourful one pot meal with ivygourds aka Kovakkai. Peanuts plays an important role in the spice mix i used to flavour this rice. Sorry guys i couldnt stop myself posting dishes with peanuts coz am hosting this month's cooking with seeds event with peanuts as star ingredient. Thanks to each and everyone for their contribution for this month's CWS event, since am bit hooked with few stuffs at home,i couldnt able to visit  all the linked posts till today for this event.

Coming to this quick rice, if you have cooked leftover rice and peanut spice mix i used in this rice already aside, you can very well finish preparing this rice within less than 15minutes, obviously you can also go for your choice of veggies somehow i felt saying that ivygourd, brinjal and bottlegourd works wonder for making this podi rice.You can carry very well this rice in your lunch box and dont forget to serve this delicious,flavourful rice simply with chips or fryums.Sending to my event CWS-Peanuts hosted by me.

2cups Cooked rice
1/4kg Ivygourd (chopped lengthwise)
1no Onion (chopped)
1/4tsp Turmeric powder
Salt
Oil
1tsp Mustard seeds+urad dal
Few curry leaves

To roast & grind:
1tbsp Coriander seeds
1/4cup Raw peanuts
1tsp Peppercorns
1tsp Cumin seeds
2tbsp Dessicated coconut
5nos Dry red chillies

Roast and grind as fine powder all the ingredients given under the list 'to grind' and keep aside..

Heat enough oil in a pan, let splutters the mustard seeds,urad dal and curry leaves, add the chopped onions,saute until they turns transculent.

 add the chopped ivygourd,salt,turmeric powder and cook in simmer until the veggies turns soft.

Now add the grounded spice powder as per need(sprinkle water if needed), cook again for few minutes..

Finally add the cooked rice, toss everything gently until the rice get well mixed.

Serve it with chips,papads or any spicy side dish..