

Telugu
Groundnut Chutney (Palli Pachadi)
- Duration: 10 minutes
- Serves: 6 people
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Spice Level: Medium
Trivia Tadka
Ingredients
- Groundnuts(Moongfali), shells removed (½ cup)
- Onion (medium sized), sliced (1)
- Garlic(Lahsun) pods (4)
- Dry red chillies(Sabut lal mirch) (2-3)
- Tamarind(Imli) pulp (1 tsp)
- Salt (to taste)
- Refined oil (2 tsp)
For the tadka
- Oil (1 tbsp)
- Mustard leaves (Sarson) (½ tsp)
- Curry Leaves (Kadipatta) (5)
Method
- Dry roast the moongfalis in a kadai till they turn deep red. Take them off the flame and let them cool.
- Peel the skins off the moongfalis by rolling them between your palms. Keep aside.
- In a pan, heat 1 teaspoon of oil on a high flame and then add the sabut lal mirch. Sauté for a few seconds before removing from the flame and keeping aside to cool.
- In another pan, heat 1 teaspoon of oil on a high flame and add the sliced onions and garlic pods. Fry till the onions start to turn pink. Remove from the flame and let the mixture cool.
- In a mixer-grinder, toss in the roasted moongfalis along with the fried onion-garlic mixture, lal mirch, imli pulp, and salt.
- Grind till the mixture thickens but remains coarse. To get the right consistency, sprinkle a little water if needed.
- Transfer this paste to a bowl and keep aside.
- For the tadka, heat oil in a pan till it starts to give off smoke. Toss in the sarson and as they start to splutter, add the kadipatta and sauté for a couple of seconds.
- Turn off the flame and immediately pour the tadka over the groundnut mixture.
- Vigorously mix the concoction and then cover the bowl for a few minutes to allow the flavours to seep in.
- Serve it with steamed Rice, Idlis, or Dosas.