Name: Peanut chutney
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: 1 cup raw peanuts; 1 Tbsp oil; 4-5 whole dry red chillies; 1 Tbsp tamarind paste; 1 medium size onion chopped; 2 garlic pods; ½ tsp cumin seeds; ½ tsp mustard seeds; 1 spring curry leaves; 1 cup water; Salt to taste

Peanut chutney

18 Aug 2017

by Deepthi (in memoriam)

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

5 minutes

Total Time

15 minutes

Background

Peanut chutney is mildly spicy and makes a tasty side dish for several snack foods and breakfast dishes like Dosa, Idly, Medhu vada. This chutney also doubles as spicy spread for sandwiches and easy to make.

Ingredients

1 cup raw peanuts
1 Tbsp oil
4-5 whole dry red chillies
1 Tbsp tamarind paste
1 medium size onion chopped
2 garlic pods
½ tsp cumin seeds
½ tsp mustard seeds
1 spring curry leaves
1 cup water
Salt to taste

Instructions

Shallow fry peanuts and red chillies in a pan over medium heat for 3 minutes.
Transfer to a blender and grind them to a coarse powder.
Add chopped onion, cumin seeds, garlic pods, salt and tamarind paste.
Add water and blend it into a smooth paste and transfer to a bowl.
Heat oil in the same pan and add mustard seeds, when they splutter, add curry leaves.
Remove from the flame and pour it over chutney.
Serve the chutney as side dish for idly, dosa or any other snack item.