Peanut Chutney
Ingredients
- Peanuts - 1/2 cup
- Dried red chillies - 4 to 5
- Garlic - 2
- Tamarind paste - 1 tsp
- Salt - to taste
To temper
- Oil - 2 tsp
- Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
- Split urad dal - 1/2 tsp
- Curry leaves - few
- Asafoetida/Hing - 1/8 tsp
Instructions
- Dry roast the peanuts over medium flame until they turn light brown. Remove the skin and set aside to cool.
- Once cool, grind to a powder. To this add garlic, red chillies and grind again for a minute.
- Now add tamarind paste, salt and grind adding 1/2 cup water to a smooth paste.
- In a tadka pan, heat oil and add mustard. When it crackles add urad dal, curry leaves and hing. Pour over the chutney.
Notes
- We prefer this chutney bit spicy, but if you like less spice add only 2 red chillies.