Masala Peanuts
October 16th, 2008 filed under Appetizers, Vegan
Hot and spicy peanuts fried with delicious mix of spices. This makes a great munch for sitting around watching TV or playing games with family and friends.
Recipe serves 6.
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cup or 1/2 pound shelled peanuts
- 1/2 cup gram flour (basen)
- 1/4 cup rice flour
- 1 tablespoon coriander powder (dhania)
- 1/2 teaspoon turmeric (haldi)
- 1 teaspoon red pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped green chili
- 1/4 teaspoon ginger powder (soth)
- 1 teaspoon salt, adjust to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon mango powder (amchoor)
- 1/8 teaspoon citric acid
Also needed:
- 1 cup Water as needed
- Oil to fry
Method
- In a frying pan roast the dry peanuts on medium heat for 3-4 minutes and let it cool for few minutes.
- Mix all the ingredients together in a large bowl.
- Add water as needed making sure the spices and flour stick to the peanuts uniformly.
- Heat the oil in a frying pan on medium heat.
- The frying pan should have at least 1 inch of oil. To check if the oil is ready, put one drop of batter in the oil. The batter should raise to the top but not change color right away.
- put few drops of oil in your hand it helps droping the penuts before putting peanuts on the oil.
- While putting the peanuts into oil, loosen them with your fingers to make sure the peanuts are separated and do not form lumps. Peanuts should be separated while frying.
- Fry the peanuts until they turn light brown, turning them occasionally.
- When they are done cooking, take them out of the oil with a slotted spoon. Place them on a paper towel to absorb the extra oil.
- After cooling to room temperature, the peanuts should be crispy.
- Masala Peanuts can be stored for a month in an airtight container.
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Hi Manjula Aunty,
I tried your besan ladoo recipe it came out really well You are doing a great job and thanks for sharing your recipes with us
Thanks
Neha
Mam,your recipes are excellent.I am in Singapore and I always try your recipes and share it with my friends.Thank you very much for sharing your recipes with us!Shukriya!bohoth acha lagraha hae!
hello aunty,
your recipes are simply superb i loved it lot
Hello Aunty,
I tried ur Spinach parata came out great. Really appreciate u for the great job.
Thanks,
Yar
These look great. I really enjoy your blog. Indian food is one of our favorites by far.
You are an excellent cook. Your family is very luck to have you. Thank you for sharing your recipes with us.
Stone grinders will not be easy to find here. Everyone I know uses electric grinders like a food processor and/or blender.
Hello manjula ji, my name is Abha Nigam and i stay in houston texas. I have gone each and every store to find aSTONE GRINDER in Houston . But iam surprised iam not getting it. Since you have recommended some kitchen utencils, can you suggest me where i can get GRINDER AND NOT BLENDER BECAUSE I HAVE TO GRIND RICE IN STONE GRINDER BUT IAM NOT GETTING IT. and how much it cost me. From New york, it is available but it is very expensive $160.00 which i cannot afford. Can you help me in this matter? I will be appreciate if you kindly let me know. Abha
Hi,
I know it is such a pain to try new dishes with out a grinder . If u are looking for something to make powders u can check Cuisinart DCG-20N (http://www.amazon.com/Cuisinart-DCG-20N-Coffee-Grinder-White/dp/B00004S9CX/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1242392166&sr=8-1) which costs only $20 and grinds anything into powder like (Spices,peanuts etc) But note U should clean it only with cloth dont try to wash it.