Peanut Masala

Peanut Masala - I tasted this first in Bangalore. Loved the flavour, but did not gather how to recreate the dish at home. Years later, one day my sister made this for me and I was like, "What is the recipe?". Nice flavour, nutritious and great for tea-parties and get togethers. I later found out that its quite a prominent dish in Bangalore. It is also known as Raja Masala in Bangalore, infact some places serve the best ones I know, only in Bangalore.

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Preparation time + Cooking time: 15 minutes

Ingredients:

Peanuts (roasted) - 3 cups

Onions (finely chopped) - 1/2 cup

Cilantro or Coriander leaves (finely chopped) - 1/4th cup

Chaat Masala - 1/2 teaspoon

Oil - 2 teaspoon

Red Chilli powder - 1/2 teaspoon

Tomato (chopped) - 1/4th cup

Lime juice - 2 tablespoon

Salt - As per taste

Method:

Roast Peanuts for 1 and 1/2 minute in Microwave. Allow to cool or pan-roast on medium flame for 3-4 minutes. Allow to cool. You will notice that the peanuts are little soft upon roasting, allow them to cool, because they tend to get more robust and firm once they cool. Give a shake gently with hands and take off the peanut skin. It is a painstaking process but worth it because the skin interferes with the final taste. I was in a hurry so chose to retain the skin. Add all the ingredients and mix well. If you are adding Tomatoes, you need to serve immediately as the tomato juice would make the peanut texture soft, less tasty and tangy. Add Lime juice while serving. Garnish with chopped Cilantro.