PEANUT-MINT CHUTNEY: A HEALTHY AND SAVORY DIP RECIPE
Peanut chutney is a simple but healthful dip, which has gained immense popularity throughout the country as a breakfast item. The basic peanut chutney is a thick and creamy food that is very high in protein and amazingly delicious. You can add a lot of variety to this basic preparation by adding some other ingredients like coconut (South Indian version), mint (Andhra version), etc. I personally prefer the flavor of pudina in this chutney and here, I’ve added some more twists to the recipe. Check it out:
PEANUT-MINT CHUTNEY: A HEALTHY AND SAVORY DIP RECIPE
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Ingredients
- Peanuts – 1 large cup
- Onion – 1 small
- Garlic – 3 cloves
- Ginger – (1/2)”
- Fresh mint leaves – (3/4) of a small cup
- Green chilies – 3
- Asafoetida or hing – 1 pinch
- Cumin seeds – (1/4) teaspoon
- Lemon – 2 small
- Salt – as per taste
- White oil – 1 to 2 teaspoons
- Water – (3/4) of a large cup or as required
Instructions
- Roast the peanuts in a dry non-stick frying pan for 2 to 3 minutes. Keep them aside to cool down.
- Meanwhile, clean and wash onion, garlic cloves, ginger root, green chilies and fresh mint leaves.
- Peel and chop up the onion, ginger and garlic cloves.
- Deseed the green chilies and chop them up.
- Squeeze out the juice of the lemons.
- Once the peanuts reach room temperature, remove their skin properly.
- Now, pour white oil in the non-stick frying pan and add cumin seeds and hing to it.
- After a few seconds, add green chilies to the pan and cook for a couple of minutes.
- Add onion and sauté for another couple of minutes.
- Next, put ginger and garlic to the mixture. Also, pour lemon juice at the same time. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes.
- Add mint leaves to the pan, sauté once again and then, remove the pan from the heat.
- Pour the peanuts into a mixer grinder and add the cooked mixture to it. Grind everything together until a thick, uneven dip is formed.
- Voila!