Masala peanuts
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Crunchy masala peanuts
Course:
Appetizer, Snack
Cuisine:
Indian
Keyword:
masala peanut, peanut masala fry
Ingredients
- 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
Instructions
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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.