Veggie Foodie

Ingredients:

• 1 tbsp vegetable oil
• 1 cup peanuts
• 4-5 dry red chilies
• 1 inch ginger, chopped
• 3-4 cloves garlic, peeled
• 1/2 onion, peeled and roughly chopped
• 1 tbsp tamarind paste
• 1/2 tsp salt or to taste

For tempering

• 1 tbsp peanut or vegetable oil
• 1 tsp mustard seeds
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 1/4 tsp asafoetida
• 1 tsp urad dal
• 10-12 curry leaves

Method:

1. Heat the oil in a pan
2. Add peanuts and fry until slightly browned
3. Remove them in a plate
4. Add red chili, ginger, garlic and onion in the pan and fry for 3-4 minutes
5. Add them in the plate with peanuts
6. Let the peanuts and other ingredients cool
7. Transfer them in a grinder along with tamarind paste and salt
8. Add some water and grind to make a smooth chutney

Tempering

1. Heat oil in a pan
2. Once the oil is hot, add urad dal, mustard seeds, cumin seeds and let them crackle for a few seconds
3. Add asafoetida and curry leaves
4. Pour the tempering over the chutney and mix well
5. Serve the chutney with dosa, uttapam or idli

Serves: 6

Inspiration source:

Andhra Style Peanut Chutney (Palli Chutney) + Video

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