PEANUT CHUTNEY / GROUNDNUT CHUTNEY / NILLAKADALAI CHUTNEY

Hi Everyone,

Today is the day of blogging to me ..Right from morning I was typing , drafting , posting J..tomorrow Iam going to my mums home and there due to network problem I cannot post anything so today I will post , post and post !!!

And this recipe is PEANUT CHUTNEY ..This is such a easy peasy chutney that you can make it in minutes.

I will make this chutney when Iam in hurry or too lazy to prepare anything !!

But this chutney is very healthy for kids and also tasty.

Shall we move to the recipe,

INGREDIENTS :

Peanut / Groundnut / Nillakadalai – ½ cup

Tamarind – 1 cm ball

Curry leaves – few

Coriander leaves  - a bunch

Dry red chillies – 1 or 2 no

Salt  - as required.

Water – for grinding.

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PREPARATION :

1) In a wide kadai add the groundnuts and fry in low flame till it becomes brown and nice aroma comes,Take a groundnut and rub with your hands if the skin of groundnut peels like paper easily and when you bite a groundnut it must be crunchy,then it is the right consistency to remove from flame.Now switchoff the flame and let it rest till it reaches room temperature.

2) In a blender add fried peanuts , tamarind , salt,curry leaves , coriander leaves , dry red chillies , salt ,3 tsp of water and grind to fine paste.

3) Empty the content in serving bowl and serve for idli , dosa and paniyaram.

NOTES :

1) Sometimes store brought peanuts will be already fried and packet, In that case fry the peanuts for 5 minutes is enough.

2) Don’t add much water while grinding , little water is enough to make thick paste.

3) This chutney goes great with Ragi Dosa!!

4) You can replace red chillies with green chillies too.