Peanut Chutney

Peanut Chutney

Ingredients:

Peanuts - 3/4 cup

Roasted Chana dal - 1/4 cup

Dry red chilly - 2 or 3 (depends on taste)

Green chilly - 2 

Garlic - 2 cloves 

Onion - 1/4 size, cut in lengthwise

Tamarind paste - 1 tbsp

Salt to taste

Seasoning :

Oil - 1 or 2 tsps

Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp

Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp

Urad dal - 3/4 tsp

Curry leaves - few

Hing - pinch

Dry red chilly - 1 (Optional)

Method :

• Heat pan over medium heat
• Roast peanuts until it turns light brown, keep it aside and let it cool
• Roast chana dal and keep it aside
• Now in that pan, add onion, green chilly,garlic cloves, dry chilly. Once they are browned, remove and set aside to cool
• In a blender add all above ingredients with little water and make a smooth paste

Seasoning :

• In a pan heat oil over medium heat
• Add mustard seeds, once it splutters
• Add cumin, urad dal and hing fry it for 30 seconds
• Add curry leaves finally
• Add this mixture to the chutney

Note : Goes well with idly, vada, dosa 

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