Spinach - Peanut Chutney / Palakura Roti Pachadi (Andhra Style)
Andhra style Palakura chutney, is a South Indian style condiment, made with just 6 ingredients and WITHOUT USING TAMARIND. Recipe below has step wise pics and tips.
Equipment
- 1 Spice blender / Mixie
- 1 Small Frying pan (for stove-top)
Ingredients
- 2 cups Spinach / Palak / Palakoora (finely chopped)
- ½ cup Raw Peanuts / Ground Nuts / Pallilu
- 15 to 20 count Dry Red Chillies (long ones)
- ½ tablespoon Jeera / Cumin seeds
- 1½ teaspoon Salt
- ¼ teaspoon Turmeric Powder / Pasupu
- 1 tablespoon Coriander Seeds / Dhaniya
- 4 count Garlic pods (optional)
Instructions
- Firstly, wash the spinach thoroughly with running water. Finely chop them. We need 2 cups, pressed.
- Put a frying pan on stove top under medium flame, add the peanuts, dry roast them until they splutter or turn light brown. Set them aside.
- Put the same pan back on stove top under medium flame, add oil, heat it.
- Add the jeera/cumin seeds, dhaniya / coriander seeds & turmeric powder.
- Saute for 1-2 mins, until the seeds turn light brown.
- In the same pan, fry the dry red chillies & garlic pods (optional) till they turn dark. Take everything aside into a plate.
- Put the pan back on flame, add all of the chopped spinach. Saute (for 3-5 mins) by stirring continuously, till they shrink.
- Into a spice blender/mixie, add salt and all the fried ingredients (except the spinach). Grind them coarsely.
- Next add the spinach, and once again grind everything coarsely. Done!!
Notes
Please see the MAIN POST for step wise pics, serving suggestions and recipe TIPS.