PEANUT CHUTNEY

Peanut chutney is the usual accompaniment to breakfast dishes like upma, pongal, pesarattu, dosa, and vada at my home so I prepare peanut chutney quite often. Also it makes a decent substitute to coconut chutney.

Ingredients

Peanuts (roasted and peeled)

: 1 cup

Cooking oil

: 1 tbsp

Garlic clove (crushed)

: 1

Minapappu (split urad dal)

: 1 tbsp

Jeera (cumin seeds)

: 1/2 tbsp

Dhaniyalu (coriander seeds)

: 1/2 tbsp

Red chillies (adjust)

: 5 dried

Tamarind
(soak in warm water before preparing for chutney)

: Small lime sized

Water

: 1/2 cup

Method

Place the peanuts in a microwave safe bowl and cook uncovered for 2-4 minutes.
For every minute remove the bowl, mix well and cook again. This helps the peanuts to roast evenly. Cooking times may vary depending on how powerful the oven is.
As mentioned above, keep an eye so your peanuts don't get burnt. Serve with idly, dosa, upma.

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