Peanut Chutney

நிலக்கடலை சட்னி (Peanut Chutney)

Peanut chutney is a spicy side dish for Idly and dosa. This chutney is made from peanut, tamarind, garlic and dry red chilli. This is very easy to prepare and it takes very less time as well. Whenever I don’t have veggies to cook or need to prepare quick breakfast, I prepare this chutney and idly.

Ingredients for Peanut Chutney

Peanuts – 1/2 cup (pan fried)
Garlic – 1 pod
Tamarind – 1/2 tsp
Dried curry leaves – 1 tbs (optional)
Dry red chilli – 3
Salt as needed

Tempering Ingredients

Mustard seeds & urad dal – 1/4 tsp
Oil – 1 tsp
Curry leaves – 1 spring

Directions

Grind Chutney

Add a drop of oil in a pan.
Dry roast garlic, tamarind and dry red chilli.
Transfer the roasted ingredients into a blender jar.
Add dried curry leaves, peanut and salt to the jar.
Grind them into fine paste by adding little bit of water.
Transfer the chutney into a serving bowl.
Add water according to your consistency needs.
Adjust the salt and water level.

Tempering

Heat a small pan and pour oil.
Add mustard seeds & urad dal.
After the seeds cracked add curry leaves.
Once curry leaves popped, stop the flame,
Pour the tempered ingredients into the chutney,
Peanut chutney ready,
Serve the கடலை சட்னி with Idly / dosa.

Notes

You may use green chilli for the chutney.
If you have raw peanuts, dry roast the peanuts with little bit of oil.
I used dried curry leaves for grinding. You can use fresh leaves as well.