Peanut Chutney Powder Recipe

Peanut chutney powder also known as shenga chutney pudi is a North Karnataka recipe prepared using peanuts, red chili powder, curry leaves, garlic, tamarind ,jaggery and salt.

Preparing home made chutney pudi or powder is very easy and is a life saver too.This popular chutney pudi is generally served along with jolada roti and ennegayi palya in North Karnataka.

I have shared quite a few pudi or podi recipe till now, but this shenga chutney pudi recipe is my favorite and used frequently at home.

I learnt this recipe from my mom, she makes the best peanut chutney pudi and many times i share it with my friends since there is so much demand for it.

My husband has the habit of having this shenga chutney pudi with almost every dish.

I usually sprinkle on dosa, idli ,bread toast or eat as a side with jowar roti or chapati or quickly use it to thicken your curries and gravies.

You can find more chutney powder recipes on this blog like Gun Powder for idli/dosa tawa fry ,Fried gram/hurigadale chutney powder,Flax seed chutney powder and Dry Coconut Chutney Powder.

HEALTH BENEFITS OF PEANUTS?

• Excellent source of plant-based protein.
• Are Chock Full of Heart-Healthy Monounsaturated Fats
• Excellent Source of Biotin
• Source of Antioxidants
• Maintaining a healthy weight

HOW TO MAKE PEANUT CHUTNEY POWDER RECIPE

INGREDIENTS:

• peanut/groundnut/shenga/kadlekai
• red chili powder (adjust as per your spice level)
• curry leaves
• garlic cloves 
• jaggery
• Tamarind
• Salt to taste

METHOD:

1.Heat a pan or kadai and dry roast peanuts on low flame until it gets roasted well and brown spots appear on them. Transfer it to another plate.Cool completely.

2.In same kadai add curry leaves and dry roast on medium flame until they turn dry and crispy.Cool Completely.

3.Take a blender/Mixer grinder add all the ingredients mentioned in the ingredients section.Dry grind it using pulse mode and make it a medium coarse powder.(*SEE VIDEO FOR REFERENCE).

4.Transfer it back to the plate, mix it well.Yields 1 cup of peanut garlic chutney powder.Store it in an air tight container.

5.Serve it with roti or chapathi.

TIPS TO MAKE PEANUT CHUTNEY POWDER RECIPE

1. In this recipe, i have roasted the peanuts on the gas top, but it can also be done in the microwave for 2 minutes OR you can use store-bought roasted peanuts to fasten the process.
2. The red color to this shenga chutney pudi mainly comes from the red chilli powder used.I got this red chilli powder made from my hometown (made using byadgi red chillies + guntur chilles) but you can also use kashmiri red chilli powder to get this color.
3. This chutney pudi easily last long for 15-20 days when stored at room temperature in an airtight container.
4. If you are making in large quantity , you can also refrigerate up to 2 months in a ziplock and remove small portions and use accordingly.
5. Dry grind the peanuts only after its cooled completely else there are chances of oil oozing out. 
6. You can dry roast curry leaves in microwave for 90-120 secs, check in between.

VARIATIONS

1. Jaggery is optional ,You can make spicy chutney powder without adding it too.
2. You can also use 2 tablespoon of roasted sesame seeds ,flax seeds or dry coconut and reduce same amount of peanuts from the ingredients for healthier variation.
3. Do not remove the skin of peanuts as they are nutritious.
4. Some people also use whole red chillies to make this chutney powder.But i prefer using chilli powder since its easily available at home any time of the year.

MORE RECIPES FROM KARNATAKA

• Girmit|Hubli-Dharward Style Girmit Recipe
• Nargis Mandakki |Davangere Special Puffed Rice
• Masala Puffed Rice|Spicy Garlic Puffed Rice
• Karnataka Style Mandakki Usli Recipe|Puffed Rice Upma
• Avrekalu Upma

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