Peanut Chutney

Ingredients:

Peanuts - ¾ cup(roasted and skin removed)

Dry Red chillies - 2 nos

Shallots - 10 nos (sliced)

Tamarind - 1 small piece

Mustard seeds - ½ tsp

Curry leaves - 1 string

Urad dal - 1 tbsp

Asafetida powder - ¼ tsp

Oil - 2 tbsp

Salt - to taste

Preparation:

- Dry roast peanuts. Remove skin and keep aside.

- In a kadai, heat oil, fry onions, tamarind piece and red chillies. Keep aside and let cool.

- Once cooled grind the above mix with the roasted peanuts and salt to a smooth paste (add few drops of water if required).

- In a kadai, heat oil, splutter mustard seeds, urad dal, curry leaves, asafetida powder and pour this to the chutney.

- Serve peanut chutney with idli, dosa, paniyaram and mysore bonda.

Note:

- Adjust spice and salt as per taste.

- No water should be added to the chutney, but I had to add 1 tbsp of water while grinding.