Boiled Peanut Chaat / Indian Masala Peanut Salad
Oil Free Boiled Peanut Salad, a North Indian style spicy peanut chaat recipe which is totally plant based and made within minutes. Recipe below has step wise pics and tips for both Instant Pot, Stove Top methods.
Equipment
- 1 Sauce Pan / Vessel (for stove-top method)
- 1 Instant Pot or Electric Pressure Cooker (for IP method)
- 1 Wide Mixing Bowl
Ingredients
- 1 cup Peanuts / Groundnuts (uncooked)
- 1 cup Fresh Tomatoes (finely chopped)
- 1 cup Onions (finely chopped)
- ½ cup Capsicum / Bell Peppers (finely chopped)
- 3 count Fresh Green Chillies (finely chopped)
- a handful Chopped Coriander / Cilantro Leaves
- 2 tablespoons Lemon / Lime Juice
- as per taste Black Salt
- ¼ teaspoon Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder
- 1 teaspoon Ground Cumin / Jeera Powder
- 1 teaspoon Indian Chaat Masala Powder
- as required Water (for boiling peanuts)
- 1 tablespoon Indian Date Chutney (optional)
Instructions
1cup=250ml; ¾ cup=180ml; ½cup=125ml; 1 tbsp=14ml; 1 tsp = 4ml
Prep Work:
- As part of the prep work, getting the peanuts boiled is most important.You can cook the peanuts either on Stove Top (or) in an Instant Pot Pressure Cooker. I have given both the methods so check accordingly.
- Stove Top Method to boil Peanuts: Take the peanuts into a sauce pan, add 3 cups of water. Close with lid.Put the vessel on stove top under high flame. Let them cook for 15 mins / until the nuts turn tender when press between fingers.
- Instant Pot Method to boil Peanuts: Take the peanuts into the Instant Pot vessel. Add water (2½ cups), close the lid.Set the valve to sealing, mode to PRESSURE COOK, pressure level to HIGH, time to 5 mins. Later, when the timer is back to 0, then release the pressure naturally (NPR). Strain the water & use the boiled peanuts.
Gather the ingredients:
- Gather all the ingredients at one place.Get the peanuts boiled. Finely chop the coriander leaves, green chillies, tomatoes, onions, capsicum/bell pepper. Squeeze the lemon juice.
Making the Spicy Peanut Chaat:
- Into a mixing bowl add all these>> boiled peanuts, chopped green chillies, chopped coriander leaves, chopped onions, chopped tomatoes, chopped capsicum, red chilli powder, chaat masala powder, ground cumin/jeera powder, black salt, fresh lemon juice, date chutney.
- Gently mix up everything such that the spices and well coated. Then, transfer the chaat into a serving plate. Done!