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Peanut Red Chili Chutney Recipe

Peanut Red Chili Chutney Recipe

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It is a specialty of Andhra cuisine served as a side dish with breakfasts like Idly, Dosa, Uthappam or Vada.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Indian

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups Peanuts
  • 9 Dry Red Chili Whole
  • 1 tbsp Cumin seeds Optional
  • Tamarind Dime sized
  • 4-5 pods Garlic
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 tbsp Oil

Tempering

  • 2 tbsp Oil
  • 1 tbsp Cumin seeds
  • 1/2 tbsp Mustard seeds
  • 2-3 Red chili Split
  • 2-3 pods Crushed Garlic
  • Few Curry leaves
  • 1/2 tbsp Urad dal

Instructions
 

  • Heat 1 tbsp oil in a pan, fry peanuts and red chilis for 2-3minutes.
  • Let it cool down and add salt, cumin seeds, garlic and tamarind.
  • Add some water and grind it to a coarse paste.
  • In the same pan, heat some oil and add ingredients mentioned under tempering and fry for 1-2 minutes till they splutter.
  • Add this tempering to the paste, mix well and serve with any South Indian breakfast like Idly, Dosa, Uthappam or Vada.

Notes

  1. You can use dry roasted peanuts for a more healthier version.
  2. There are many variations to this peanut chutney. It can be made using coconut, onions, tomatoes, green chili.
  3. You can skip garlic in this recipe but it gives a unique flavor when sautéed in oil.
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