Peanut Chutney, Varkadalai Chutney, Chutney Recipe, Groundnut Chutney
Peanut chutney/groundnut chutney with detailed step by step photos, peanut chutney is a delicious side dish with dili, dosa and uthappam. Peanut is basically from Andhra cuisine. There are so many ways peanut chutney is made.- In a kadai heat some oil and add peanut/groundnuts (I used the raw peanut you can also use roasted one) and suate for few minutes- Now add 2 tbsp channa dal/kadalai paruppu, 2 tbsp urad dal and continue to fry- Then add red chilli and garlic and suate for 3 minutes- Finally add 1 tsp cumin/jeera, coconut and curry leaves and cook for a minute and switch of the flame - Once the mixture cool downs transfer it to a grinding jar, add small sized tamarind Further add water & salt and grind it- Now in a small tadka pan and heat some oil add mustard seeds and once it splutters add curry leaves and transfer the tadka to chutney
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup Peanut
- 1 tbsp Channa dal/Kdalai parupu
- 1 tbsp Urad dal
- 2 no. Garlic pods
- 1 tsp Cumin/Jeera
- 5 no. Red chilli
- Few curry leaves
- 1/4 cup Coconut (shredded)
- small Tamarind
- 1 tsp oil
- Water (for grind)
- Salt (as per taste)
For tempering (optional)
- 1 tsp oil
- 1/2 tsp mustard
- 1 spring curry leaves
Instructions
- In a kadai heat some oil and add peanut/groundnuts (I used the raw peanut you can also use roasted one) and suate for few minutes
- Now add 2 tbsp channa dal/kadalai paruppu, 2 tbsp urad dal and continue to fry
- Then add red chilli and garlic and suate for 3 minutes
- Finally add 1 tsp cumin/jeera, coconut and curry leaves and cook for a minute and switch of the flame
- Once the mixture cool downs transfer it to a grinding jar, add small sized tamarind Further add water & salt and grind it
- Now in a small tadka pan and heat some oil add mustard seeds and once it splutters add curry leaves and transfer the tadka to chutney
Notes
You can use roasted peanut also
You can skip channa dal and garlic if u don’t want to add