Masala Peanut is a yummy, easy, and quick recipe. It is a tasty Diwali snack, good teatime snack, best for kids after school snack. Masala peanut is made with raw peanuts, besan, chili powder, garam masala. It is the most popular snack with the 90s kids, as it was available in bakeries nearby schools, we used to munch it with friends. It was such a crunchy, and simple snack.
You can make varieties of dishes with peanuts like peanut chat/verkadalai sundal, peanut chutney, etc., and it is an important ingredient for lemon rice, tamarind rice, Andra stuffed brinjal. Masala peanut is a crunchy snack and you can make it within a few minutes, for serving kids I didn’t add much spiciness if you want you can make it spicy by adding more chili powder.
While preparing masala peanuts you can use either raw or roasted peanuts, roasted peanuts sometimes have an oily smell, so I used raw peanuts. You can roast the raw peanuts and use them. To make masala peanuts more crunchy, you can add 1 tsp of rice flour or 1/2 tsp of cornflour. You can add chili powder according to your taste. Mix with a ladle while frying, so the peanuts cook evenly. You can add crushed garlic to make masala peanuts tasty and aromatic. Orange food color is optional. Fried peanuts turn crunchy when it cools down. Do not serve hot.
Other Varieties – Kurkure potato, Peanut Sundal, Rajma Sundal, Chickpeas Sundal, Stuffed Mirchi Bajji, Kurkuri Bindi, Butter Murukku, Thattu vada Set, Sweet Pniyaram, Thayir Vada, Vegetable Cutlet, Masala Vada, Medu Vada, Gobi Fry, Broccoli Fry, Gobi Manchurian.
Crunchy masala peanuts
- 2 cups Raw peanuts 400 grams
- 8 tbsp Besan 80 grams
- 1 tsp Chili powder
- 1/2 tsp Garam masala powder
- 1/2 tsp Crushed pepper
- 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds
- 1 pinch Orange food color (mix with 2 tsp of water)
- Few Curry leaves
- Salt as needed
- Oil for frying
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In a bowl add 8 tbsp besan, required salt, 1/2 tsp cumin seeds, 1/2 tsp crushed pepper.
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Add 1 tsp chili powder, 1/2 tsp garam masala, and orange food color.
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Add little water, make it as a thick mixture.
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Add peanuts and mix well.
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Heat oil in a pan, add peanuts.
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Cook on a medium flame for 3 - 4 minutes.
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Fry till it becomes gold and crunchy.
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Add few curry leaves in the oil, and fry it.
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Add it with peanuts and serve once it cools down.
- You can use either raw or roasted peanuts, roasted peanuts sometimes have an oily smell, so I used raw peanuts.
- You can roast the raw peanuts and use them.
- To make masala peanuts more crunchy, you can add 1 tsp of rice flour or 1/2 tsp of cornflour.
- You can add chili powder according to your taste.
- You can add crushed garlic to make masala peanuts tasty and aromatic.
- Orange food color is optional.
Method
Step by Step Pictures
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In a bowl add 8 tbsp besan, required salt, 1/2 tsp cumin seeds, 1/2 tsp crushed pepper.
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Add 1 tsp chili powder, 1/2 tsp garam masala, and orange food color.
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Add little water, make it as a thick mixture.
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Add peanuts and mix well.
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Heat oil in a pan, add peanuts.
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Cook on a medium flame for 3 – 4 minutes.
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Fry till it becomes gold and crunchy.
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Add few curry leaves in the oil, and fry it.
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Add it with peanuts and serve once it cools down.
Recipe Notes
- You can use either raw or roasted peanuts, roasted peanuts sometimes have an oily smell, so I used raw peanuts.
- You can roast the raw peanuts and use them.
- To make masala peanuts more crunchy, you can add 1 tsp of rice flour or 1/2 tsp of cornflour.
- You can add chili powder according to your taste.
- You can add crushed garlic to make masala peanuts tasty and aromatic.
- Orange food color is optional.
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