Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 5 minutes

Servings: 2 Servings

Peanuts are highly recommended owing to their nutritional profile. And this humble, easy-on-pocket ingredient is versatile enough to be added to your meals in diverse ways. You could have roasted peanuts as a snack, add them generously to your salads or make yummy dips and chutneys to go with other foods! Here is quick chutney recipe using peanuts. It could be customized as per individual taste preferences - make it garlicky or sweeter or sour. Relish with snacks or meal times!

Ingredients

• Peanuts: 1 cup
• Red chilli powder: 1 tsp
• Asafoetida: ¼ tsp (optional)
• Garlic pods: 6-10 (optional)
• Dry tamarind: a small portion
• Jaggery powder: ½ tsp (optional)
• Rock salt : to taste

Method

• Heat a pan. Add peanuts to it and roast on low flame for 7-8 min. Remove from fire and cool the peanuts completely.
• Add the peanuts to your mixerand grind together all the ingredients to a coarse powder. Do not grind it too much, it will release oil in peanuts and chutney will turn to a paste. It is nice to have it with little crunchiness.
• Store in an airtight container. This chutney will keep for a month or so.
   

• Wellcure Tips:

• To make it a dip, add water as required.
• Serve with cut cucumber, carrots, tomato or any other snacks of your choice.
   

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  Eating guide

• Food group: Legumes (Yes, peanuts are actually legumes, not nuts!)
• This food group can be easily combined with other food groups such as grains, even non-veg, unlike dairy milk.So add it into your family meals just for that reason!

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