Andhra Palli Chutney - Peanut chutney for Idli and Dosa

The peanut chutney or the groundnut chutney is a very delicious chutney eaten with Idlis or Dosas or even Rava uthappam or any of the south Indian breakfast items.  It is a perfect side dish chutney for Upma also.

All the South Indian breakfast items like Idli, Upma, Dosa, Uthappam etc are require some kind of chutney to be served with them and the Palli chutney works well with almost all breakfast items listed above.  It is impossible to eat them without chutney and therefore making chutney with peanuts or coconut is the best way to be served. In this article we will see how to make Palli chutney or the groundnut chutney.  

Ingredients required :

• Peanuts / Ground nuts -  1 cup
• Oil -  1 tbsp
• Green chillies chopped -  3 to 4
• Medium sized onions chopped -  3 
• medium size tamarind pieces - 5 to 6
• Salt for taste
• Water - 1 cup

For tempering / popu :

• Oil -  1 tbsp
• Cumin seeds -  1/2 tbsp
• Mustard seeds -  1/2 tbsp
• Dry red chillies -  2 nos
• Curry leaves -  5 to 6 

Method of preparation :

• Dry roast the peanuts first for few minutes
• Cool them down, peel the peanuts and keep them aside
• In a separate pan add oil and heat it
• Add the chopped green chillies, onions, saute for few minutes on low flame
• Add tamarind pieces, cook and saute the whole mixture until they turn slight brown or pink in color
• Now in a blender, add the peeled peanuts and powder them finely
• Add the cooked mixture of chillies, onions and tamarind into the powder
• Add salt as per requirement
• Add water as per consistency required
• Blend the chutney into a fine paste
• Transfer the chutney into a bowl
• Now in a pan, add oil and heat it
• Add cumin seeds, mustard seeds and allow them to pop up
• Add dried red chillies and stir for few seconds
• Add curry leaves and let them crackle
• Transfer the tadka all over the chutney

Serve this Palli chutney with idli, dosa, uthappam or upma

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