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PEANUT CHUTNEY

PEANUT CHUTNEY
Ingredients:
Dry roasted Peanuts-1/2 cup
Green or red chillies as per spice need
salt as need
mustard-1/2 tsp
oil for sesoning
coconut -1 inch piece optional


Method:
Grind green chillies. roasted ground nuts(i use peanuts with skin as it contains fiber. if you dont like it you can remove the skin and use), salt and coconut (optional) together to a creamy consistency with enough water.
If you are using red chillies shallow fry it in oil till the raw smell goes and grind it with peanut. 
once done season it by splattering the mustard and curry leaves in a hot oil and add it to the paste and mix nicely.
Nutritional Info:
Contains fat, high amount of protein. for people who want to reduce weight watch out the intake.
Tip:
if the chutney is too spicey add beaten curd or thick buttermilk to it.
If the chutney is little bit watery creamy you can use it with dosas, idly , pongal, tomato rice etc. If its thick and litely spicey you can use it with plain rice also. Tastes yummy.....

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