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Masala Peanuts

  • Nov 17, 2009
  • 1 min read

  • 1 cup raw peanuts

  • 2 tsp red chili powder

  • 3 tbsp besan | gram flour | kadalaimaavu

  • 1 tbsp rice flour

  • 3 tbsp rice flour

  • 1 tbsp hot oil

  • Oil for deep frying

  • Salt as needed

  • Few curry leaves

To grind

  • 1 tsp fennel seeds

  • 3 cloves garlic

  • Few curry leaves


Instructions

  • In a mixie jar add the fennel seeds, garlic and curry leaves.

  • Grind this into a little coarse paste by adding little water.

  • Keep this aside.

  • In a bowl add the raw peanuts.

  • Add water and wash this once and drain the water.

  • Now add the red chili powder, salt, gram flour, rice flour, 1 tbsp hot oil and the ground mixture.

  • Mix well and if needed sprinkle little water and coat the masala on the peanuts.

  • Heat oil for deep frying.

  • Sprinkle the masala coated peanut mixture in batches.

  • Deep fry in medium flame. Fry on both sides.

  • Once the shh sound of the oil subsides take it out from oil.

  • Drain in a kitchen towel.

  • Repeat the same for the rest of the peanuts.

  • Deep fry few curry leaves in the hot oil and onceit becomes crispy add this to the fried peanuts.

  • Once it is cool, store in an airtight box.

  • This masala peanuts stays good for a week.

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