Peanut Chutney Powder / Palli Karam Podi (Andhra style)
Verusenaga (Peanut) Chutney Podi, is a South Indian Telugu style spice mix made using just 5 ingredients where unsalted peanuts is the main. Recipe below has step wise pics and tips.
Equipment
- 1 Frying pan (for stove-top method)
- 1 Blender/ Spice Grinder/ Mixie.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon Cooking Oil
- 1 cup Peanuts / Palli / Moongphali (unsalted, not roasted)
- 12 count Dry Red Chillies (long size)
- 10 count Curry Leaves
- ¼ cup Dry Coconut pieces
- as per taste Salt
- ¼ teaspoon Turmeric Powder
- 1 tablespoon Whole Cumin Seeds / Jeera (optional)
- 4 count Garlic cloves (optional)
Instructions
1cup=250ml; ¾ cup=180ml; ½cup=125ml; 1 tbsp=14ml; 1 tsp = 4ml
Prep Work:
- Gather all the ingredients at one place.All the ingredients, accessories should be totally dry.
Cooking:
- Put a frying pan on stove top under low flame, add the oil and peanuts.
- Keep stirring continuously, and fry the peanuts for 3 mins.
- Then, add the curry leaves, dry red chillies, jeera (optional), garlic cloves (optional).
- Fry everything by stirring continuously, until the peanuts turn dark in colour.They even pop up. Then switch the flame off.
Grinding:
- Transfer all the roasted ingredients into a spice grinder. Let everything cool down completely. Add the dry coconut pieces and required salt.
- Grind everything coarsely into powder (do not blend into paste). Transfer the palli podi into an air tight container. Done!
Notes
Please see the MAIN POST for recipe with step wise PICS & TIPS!