Masala Peanuts
Simple and spicy and finger licking Masala Peanuts recipe from Senthil's Kitchen!
Prep Time 10 minutes
Servings 4 people
Ingredients
- 1 cup Raw peanuts
- 2 tsp Chili powder to taste
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
- Popcorn salt to taste
- 1/2 tbsp Oil
Instructions
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Heat oil in a pan and fry the raw peanuts in medium heat for about 5 mins till they turn golden brown.
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Quickly transfer to a bowl (to avoid overcooking) and then add chili powder, turmeric powder and popcorn salt and mix well. If you do not have popcorn salt, you can grind regular salt to a super fine consistency in a mixie and use.
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Let it cool for about 10 mins and then enjoy.
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You can also use garam masala, curry leaves etc when making this dish. One of our friends posted that version and it looked very good, I need to try that variation one day!
Recipe Notes
- Take care not to over fry/ blacken the peanuts. Stop cooking when they start to turn golden brown and quickly transfer to a bowl.
- Masala peanuts will be chewy to taste when hot; they will become crunchy when they cool down in about 10 mins.
- Please do not give up if this does not turn up the way you want the very first time (ie., peanuts or under/ or over cooked). You will get perfection after few trials.