Peanut Chutney

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Peanut chutney is very tasty and easy to make. It goes well with any food. Mostly it is used with idli, dosa etc. But I sometimes even use it with my normal food. It adds an extra flavor.

Peanut Chutney

• Servings: 1 cup
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: none
• Difficulty: easy
• Rating: ★★★★★
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Ingredients

• 1 cup peanuts
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• A generous pinch of asafoetida (hing)
• few curry leaves
• 2 green chili
• 2-3 cloves garlic
• 2 small slits of ginger
• 1 tsp mustard seeds
• 2 whole red chili
• 1 piece of tamarind
• Salt to taste

Directions

• Heat a pan and add 1 tsp oil in it.
• After oil is heated add asafoetida (hing), cumin seeds, garlic, ginger, curry leaves and green chili.
• Saute for 1-2 mins.
• Now add peanuts. Cook peanuts until they start cracking.
• Turn of flame and let the mix cool.
• After the mix is cold add everything in a grinder jar.
• Add salt and tamarind.
• Add 1/4 cup water.
• Grind to make a smooth paste.
• Take out chutney in a bowl or glass jar.
• Lets make tadka now. Take the same pan an heat 1/2 tsp oil.
• Add mustard seeds, curry leaves and whole red chili.
• Let the seeds crackle. Turn of flame and pour tadka over chutney.

Enjoy the chutney.

Notes: You can also store it in glass jar for 3-4 days and refrigerate. Do not add tadka to everything if you want to store chutney.