This Andhra Style Peanut Chutney is a delicious side dish with idli, dosa and uttapam.
Ingredients
1 tbsp Vegetable Oil
1 cup Peanuts
4-5 Dry Red Chilies
1 inch Ginger (Chopped)
5-6 cloves Garlic
1/4 cup Onion (Roughly chopped)
lemon size Tamarind
Salt to taste
For tempering
2 tbsp Vegetable Oil
1 tsp Mustard Seeds
1/2 tsp Cumin Seeds
1/4 tsp Hing
1 tsp Urad Dal
10-12 Curry Leaves
Instructions
Heat vegetable oil in a pan.
Add peanuts and fry until slightly browned.
Remove them in a plate.
Add red chilies, ginger, garlic and onion in the pan and fry for 3-4 minutes.
Add them in the plate with peanuts.
Let the peanuts and other ingredients cool.
Transfer them in a grinder along with tamarind and salt.
Add some water and grind to make a smooth chutney.
For tempering, heat oil in a pan.
Once the oil is hot, add mustard seeds, cumin seeds and hing and let them crackle for a few seconds.
Add urad dal and fry until browned.
Add curry leaves.
Pour the tempering over the chutney and mix well.
Serve the chutney with dosa, idli or rice dal.
Notes
To make a very basic version of peanut Chutney, add 1 cup roasted peanuts, 2 tbsp curd, salt and pepper in a blender and blend until smooth. Give it a tempering of mustard seeds, hing and dry red chillies.You can add tomato and fresh coriander to this chutney as well.You can also add grated fresh coconut in this chutney.
