Peanut Chutney

Easy Peanut chutney."Chutney" is a sauce popular in India which is usually used as side dish with Indian main dish such as dosai or even rotti . There are many variations of chutneys available. This time I have given a simple peanut chutney recipe. This is an very easy one and I very often make it at home. For my other chutney recipes click here.

Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 5 minutes
Serves - 2 to 3 people

INGREDIENTS:

Roasted Peanuts - 3/4 cup
Dessicated coconut powder - 2 table spoon(optional)
Green chilli -1 no
Dray red chilli - 2 no
Tamarind - small gooseberry sized
Ginger - 1/2 inch sized
Salt - As required

SEASONING:
Oil - 1 teaspoon
Mustard - 1 teaspoon
Urad dal - 1 teaspoon
Asafoetida powder - as required

METHOD:

1. Soak coconut powder in water for 15 minutes. Dry roast peanuts in a pan till they change colour. Prepare all ingredients.

2. In a mixer, first grind peanuts,ginger,tamarind and chillies. Then to that add the soaked coconut powder along with water. Grind them all to a smooth paste by adding required water. Your chutney is ready. Next is seasoning part.

3. In a separate pan, add some oil. Add mustard and once it splutters, add urad dal and pour this on the chutney . Sprinkle some asafoetida powder.

4. Serve with dosai /idly / rotti .

NOTES:

1. Coconut powder is purely optional. You can avoid it if you dont want.

2. If you dont like adding tamarind, instead of tamarind, in the end you can add few drops of lime juice for tanginess.

3. If you are prone to get heart burns due to peanuts, add a pinch of jaggery when you grind. It greatly reduces heart burns caused due to peanuts.