Peanut Onion Chutney

About this Recipe...

Peanut Onion Chutney is a delicious chutney which goes very well with all South Indian items like dosa, idli, vada. Even it goes well with rice also. I like to have this with my hot steamed rice.
It's a very good substitute for the regular coconut chutney. Though I love to add little bit of coconut for the extra flavor and the result is awesome.

Ingredients

For the Chutney

• 1/2 Cup peanuts
• 2 Tbsp Oil
• 1/2 Cup Onion chopped
• 4 cloves of garlic
• 4 Dried red chili
• Salt as per taste
• 2 Tbsp Freshly grated coconut or dry coconut powder
• 3 Tbsp Tamarind juice

For Tempering

• 1 Tbsp Oil
• 1 tsp Mustard seeds
• 6-8 Curry leaves
• 1 Tbsp Bengal gram lentil or Chana Daal
• 1 tsp Black gram lentil or Urad daal
• 1/4 tsp Asafoetida

Directions

1. First of all heat a pan and dry roast the peanuts in medium flame till it gets golden brown color. Once done set it aside.
2. Now heat up two tbsp of oil and add dried red chili, garlic cloves and chopped onion. Sauté it till the onion gets translucent.
3. Now add the roasted peanuts, salt and coconut powder, sauté it for 2-3 minutes and then add the tamarind juice. 
4. Mix everything well and switch off the flame. Let the mixture get cooled down.
5. Once the mixture gets cooler down, transfer it to a blender and with the help of a little water blend it to a smooth paste. Now transfer the chutney to a bowl.
6. For tempering the chutney heat one tbsp of oil and add mustard seeds. When mustard seeds starts crackling, add Bengal gram lentil, black gram lentil, asafoetida and curry leaves.
7. Sauté it for few seconds till the lentil get some color. 
8. Now pour the hot tempering into the chutney and serve the chutney with dosa, idli or vada.