Masala Peanut Recipe | Masala Kadalai

Masala Peanut is a one of the best tea time snack. It is made by deep frying the peanuts which is coated with a spice mix. It is little spicy, crunchy and a tasty snack. I was a craziest fan for peanuts during my childhood. During school days I never crossed a day without eating peanuts. I love peanuts in all forms. This is one of them. I will be posting more peanut recipes in the near future.

Masala Peanut

Recipe Cuisine: Indian | Recipe Category: Teatime Snack

Prep Time: 5 mins | Cooking Time: 10 mins | Serves: 2

Ingredients:

Peanut / Groundnut - 1 cup

Besan flour / Kadalai Maavu - 1/4 cup plus 1 tblspn

Rice flour - 2 tblspn

Chilli powder - 2 tsp

Asafoetida - 1/4 tsp

Garam masala - 1 tsp, optional

Garlic crushed - 1 1/2 tsp

Water - as required

Salt - to taste

Curry leaves - a sprig

Oil - to deep fry

Method:

If you are using raw peanut, slightly roast them for 2 mins in low to medium flame.

In a large mixing bowl, take peanuts. Add gram flour, rice flour, chillli powder, asafoetida, crushed garlic, curry leaves and salt to this and combine everything together.

Sprinkle little water and mix it till all the peanuts are properly coated with the masala.

Heat oil over medium flame, add in the coated peanuts and fry till it is done.

Enjoy!

Note:

• It may be soft immediately after frying and will taste good once cooled.
• Do not coat with too much flours.
• Adding crushed garlic and curry leaves will add a nice flavor to the peanut.
• Rice flour is added to make it crispy. Too much of rice flour will make it hard.

Pictorial:

First slightly roast the peanuts and crush the garlic

In a large mixing flour, combine everything together except the oil

Sprinkle little water and mix it. Make sure all the peanuts are coated with the flours

Heat oil over medium flame and deep fry till it is done

Its Ready!