MASALA PEANUTS RECIPE

  Masala peanuts or masala kadalai we call in tamil is a basically a deep fried snack and i still remember during our childhood days whenever my dad buys masala peanuts from office me , my sister and my grandma used to finish this on the same day itself. Yes my grandma is also a big fan of these masala peanuts. Though my mom and grandma makes all the sweets and snacks at home and i still remember we never buy any store bought snacks but somehow these masala peanuts we always buy from a particular shop from my home town. Suddenly i got a craving for these masala peanuts and my friend who makes this often guided me with few tips and the recipe for masala peanut is here:
Also check out my

• Microwave Masala peanuts recipe
• Masala papad

(The peanuts which we get will be slightly bigger. I used the raw peanuts without skin and you can use the raw peanuts with skin too.)
INGREDIENTS:

RAW PEANUTS	1 CUP
BESAN | CHICKPEA FLOUR|KADALAI MAAVU	3 TSBLP
RICE FLOUR	2 TBLSP
SALT	TO TASTE
RED CHILLI POWDER	1/2 TSP
OIL	FOR DEEP FRYING
GHEE	1/2 TSP
CHAAT MASALA	2 PINCHES(OPTIONAL)
GARLIC	2 PODS(OPTIONAL)
WATER	1-2 TBSLP

METHOD:

• In a wide bowl add the peanuts and wash it nicely.
• Drain the water completely.

• Add the besan, rice flour, chilli powder, salt, chaat masala(if using), crushed garlic pods(if using) and mix thoroughly.

• I didn’t add garlic.
• Add few drops of water and ghee to make it into a tight mixture.
• Never add excess water and make the mixture loose.

• Ghee is added to give more crispiness and to retain that too.
• Heat oil in a pan for deep frying.
• Sprinkle this peanut mix in oil.
• do not add too much in a batch.

• When the sizzle sound of the oil lessens take out the peanuts from the flame and drain them in the kitchen towel.

• This peanuts will be done very fast and be careful while frying this as this will get burnt easily.
• Store this in a air tight container and enjoy with tea.
• I love to have with curd rice too.

Note:

• If using skinned peanuts just continue with the same procedure or if you don’t want the skin just roast them in a pan for few minutes and rub it.
• Alternatively you can microwave it for a few minutes and take the skin out.
• The entire recipe cane be done  without deep frying. You canbake it in an oven or microwave it too.
• I added crushed garlic in the last batch and i loved the flavor in that masala peanuts.