Peanut Chutney

INGREDIENTS

• 1 cup peanuts

• ¼ cup grated coconut

• 3 red chillies

• 2 small garlic pods

• ½ tbsp oil

• Salt to taste

For seasoning:-

• 1 tbsp oil

• ¼ tbsp mustard seeds

• ¼ tbsp split urad dal

• 1 sprig curry leaves

INSTRUCTIONS

• Heat a pan. Dry roast peanuts on hot pan until they turn brown. Remove the nuts from heat and allow them to cool.

• Remove the skin from the peanuts. This is very important step, chutney will taste bitter and bad if skin is left on.

• In the same pan, add oil and roast red chillies and garlic for 1-2 mins.

• In a mixer, blend together peanuts, coconut, red chillies, garlic and salt and little water into a smooth paste. Do not make chutney very runny, add  water little by little while grinding.

• Heat oil mentioned  in seasoning and add the seasoning items

• Remove from pan and mix it with the chutney.

• Serve it with your fav food, mine is idli :)