Dry shenga/peanut chutney

PREP TIME

15 mins

COOK TIME

0 mins

TOTAL TIME

15 mins

 

Ingredients:

• 5 cups roasted and de-skinned peanut
• 1 tsp jeera
• 1 tsp sesame
• 8-10 leaves kadipatta
• 1 Tbsp oil
• 6-8 garlic cloves
• 2 tsp Asafetida
• Salt to taste
• 1 tsp red chilli powder (or more if you like spicy)
• 1/2 tsp powdered jaggery
• 2 tsp dhaniya -jeera powder

Preparation:

1. Dry roast peanuts and de-skin them. I use store roasted ones to save time.
2. On a hot pan, add few drops of oil. Then add Jeera, sesame and kadipatta and roast well
3. In a mixer jar add, add the above ingredients except oil and pulse it coarse. 
4. Once the mix is coarsely ground, Add oil and grind till desired texture
5. Serve this chutney with idli, dosa, paratha with dahi or even with ghee chapati roll or with rice. All the combinations are my family's favorite. 

NOTE:

If I am in a hurry and need a quick chutney, I skip the first two steps and just all other ingredients and grind. That one also is tasty and super quick 

Garlic Chutney (Wet)

Preparation Time: 5 Minutes
Cooking Time: 0 Minutes
Makes 0.75 cup

Ingredients
1 cup roughly chopped garlic (lehsun)
1 tbsp chilli powder
1 tsp tamarind (imli) pulp
2 tsp coriander (dhania) powder
1/2 tbsp lemon juice
salt to taste

Method
1. Combine all the ingredients in a mixer with ¼ cup of water and blend to a smooth paste.
2. Refrigerate and use as required.