As much as I enjoy a simple pot of fresh cooked and buttered white rice to go along with my meals, I'm always on the hunt for other quick and easy ideas for rice. That's why I zoomed in almost immediately upon this ridiculously simple but wonderfully inventive recipe for peanut butter rice when I recently received a copy of A Taste of Tanzania: Modern Swahili Recipes for the West by Miriam Rose Kinunda. Why had I never thought of this before? Just stir in some natural peanut butter and salt into the rice cooking water, and you've got a pot of delicately flavorful rice that not only adds a little protein to your dinner but also quite nicely tempers the heat of a spicy curry if you happen to be serving one. This easy idea is in my permanent repertory of rice dishes now. I'm interested to try it with other nut butters like almond or cashew, but I do find that the peanut butter has a much more pronounced taste that will go along with other stronger flavored meals.
I am quite charmed by A Taste of Tanzania and consider myself quite fortunate to have received it. This collection of "Modern Swahili Recipes for the West" is a gem indeed.
 Peanut Butter Rice |
| Recipe by Lisa Turner Adapted from A Taste of Tanzania: Modern Swahili Recipes for the West Cuisine: African Published on February 22, 2014 Simple and delicately flavorful rice cooked with peanut butter — great for serving with spicy curries Preparation: 5 minutes Cooking time: 15 to 20 minutes  Print this recipeIngredients:
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Other rice dishes you are sure to enjoy from Lisa's Vegetarian Kitchen:
Brown Rice and Quinoa Cakes with Parmesan
Cracked Black Pepper Rice
Indian Yellow Rice
Mushroom Risotto
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Nice idea.. never tried this.. will try..
ReplyDeletePlease, can you open on you blog a special file for listing "my receipes", which one we prefer. It should be easier to find them....thanks for all you share, your blog is very interesting, very rich, very creative.
ReplyDeleteNice idea. Would love to try it.
ReplyDeleteVery unusual and clever idea x
ReplyDeleteOoo intriguing! I love peanut butter and am definitely going to try this the next time i make rice!
ReplyDeleteSophie, you can save recipes using the ziplist function. You just need to create an account, and that is free. Hope that helps. Alternately, you could save recipes to a pinboard.
ReplyDeleteIs this adaptable to a rice cooker? And are your other rice recipes adaptable to a cooker?
ReplyDeleteDo you think it would work to add the PB later in cooking to avoid having to cook it for 35-40 minutes in the case of brown rice?
ReplyDeleteYes, I think that would work. Let me know how it works out if you try it.
ReplyDeleteCatslave, I must admit that though I have been cooking for years, my experience with cookers is limited. I don't own one, so I really can't say.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a tasty and simple alternative to my usual, boring plain rice!
ReplyDeleteNice one. I want to try this. :O)
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