Peanut Chutney recipe is a delicious South Indian condiment made with few ingredients like roasted peanuts ,garlic, onion, red or green chillies ground together and then tempered with some spices and is low carb or keto friendly and vegan.
This chutney won’t get spoiled or rancid unlike coconut chutney so this can be easily added to tiffin box or taken out for day trips.
Other Peanut Recipes from my blog are Peanut Chutney Powder ,Masala Peanuts ,Peanut Rice.
SERVING SUGGESTIONS
This keto peanut chutney can be served with idli , dosas, paniyaram ,uttapam ,poori or chapati.
HOW LONG CAN I STORE THIS GROUNDNUT CHUTNEY?
You can store this peanut onion chutney in an airtight container up to 2-3 days in the refrigerator.
**Tip.While grinding make sure not to add too much water if you want to store for more days.More moisture means, this chutney will spoil faster.
HOW TO MAKE PEANUT CHUTNEY
Dry roast peanuts in a pan on a medium flame till it becomes golden brown .Remove and let it cool down.
In the same pan, heat oil, add jeera, dry red chillies saute for few seconds.
Add onion/shallots, garlic and saute well till onions turn light brown. Roughly takes 2-3 minutes.Turn off the heat and cool completely.
In a blender jar add roasted peanuts, sautéed onion garlic mixture, tamarind ,salt, water and blend to a course or smooth paste as per your preference.
Transfer to a bowl, add the prepared tempering.Serve groundnut chutney with Idli, dosa ,paniyaram ,roti or as a spread in sandwiches and Enjoy.
VARIATIONS
- If you dont have tamarind replace it with little lime juice or amchur powder.
- You can make this chutney with or without peanut skin.Also if you have store brought roasted peanuts use them directly in this recipe.
- If you dont want to use onions replace with same quantity of shredded coconut.
- You can skip garlic and use ½ inch of ginger instead or skip both or replace with a pinch of hing (asafetida).
- Another variation of using peanuts in chutney is Capsicum Peanut Chutney.
CHECKOUT OTHER CHUTNEY RECIPES
- Capsicum Peanut Chutney
- Red Bell Pepper Chutney
- Walnut Chutney
- Onion Chutney
- Raw Mango chutney
- Tomato Chutney
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Peanut Chutney Recipe
Ingredients
Measuring cup used 1 cup = 250ml
- ½ cup Peanuts
- ½ teaspoon coconut oil or olive oil
- ½ teaspoon cumin seeds
- 3-4 dry red chillies or green chillies
- 1-2 cloves garlic
- ¼ cup onion, cubed or 3-4 shallots
- 2 tablespoon fried gram or putani (optional)
- small piece of tamarind or amchur powder
- water for grinding
- salt to taste
For Tempering:
- 1 teaspoon coconut oil
- ½ teaspoon mustard seeds
- ½ teaspoon cumin (jeera) seeds
- a pinch hing (asafetida)
- 1 stalk curry leaves
Instructions
- Dry roast peanuts in a pan on a medium flame till it becomes golden brown .Remove and let it cool down.
- In the same pan, heat oil, add jeera, dry red chillies saute for few seconds .
- Add onion/shallots, garlic and saute well till onions turn light brown. Roughly takes 2-3 minutes.Turn off the heat and cool completely.
- In a blender jar add roasted peanuts, sautéed onion garlic mixture, tamarind ,salt, water and blend to a course or smooth paste as per your preference.
- Transfer to a bowl, add the prepared tempering.Serve with Idli, dosa ,paniyaram ,roti or as a spread in sandwiches and Enjoy.
Notes
VARIATIONS OF PEANUT CHUTNEY
- If you dont have tamarind replace it with little lime juice or amchur powder.
- You can make this chutney with or without peanut skin.Also if you have store brought roasted peanuts use them directly in this recipe.
- If you dont want to use onions replace with same quantity of shredded coconut.
- You can skip garlic and use ½ inch of ginger instead or skip both or replace with a pinch of hing (asafetida).
- Another variation of using peanuts in chutney is Capsicum Peanut Chutney.
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