Peanut Chutney/ Dip

Submitted by suruprabhu

"Sweet and crunchy flavour of nuts when blended with spicy chillies gives the new dimension to the main course. Easy to make with just less ingredients."

 

• Ready In: 10mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 cup peanuts
• 1 medium onion, sliced
• 3 -4 green chilies, halfed
• marble sized tamarind pod
• 1 teaspoon mustard
• 1 teaspoon Urad Dal
• 1 pinch asafoetida powder
• 3 -5 teaspoons oil
• salt

directions

1. dry roast the peanuts until light brown and deskin the nuts or buy dry roasted salted peanuts without skin.
2. Heat oil in a pan and saute onion, chillies and tamarind until soft and soggy. allow the mixture to cool.
3. Now grind the peanuts and the sauted mixture in a blender. add few tsp of water if needed. Add salt to the mixture.
4. TEMPERING - Add mustard, urad dal and asafetida in hot oil and fry for a minute. Then pour over the tempering into the chutney and serve.
5. Small Tip - This chutney is good even with out tempering. Mix the blended mixture to hot rice and serve.