Groundnut Chutney / Peanut Chutney.
Best recipe for South Indian Tamilnadu style Groundnut Chutney that can be served with idli and dosa varieties. Tangy, spicy and creamy.
Every food has a story somewhere. Whenever I speak to my good friend Sunitha, I ask what did you make today? Groundnut Chutney – Peanut chutney would feature in the answer very regularly. She has told me many times that her mother would make tubs of this Groundnut Chutney for their big family when she was young and how much ever she would make, the Groundnut Chutney would be polished off. She doesn’t know of a single time when there was a leftover. She would make this Groundnut Chutney almost everyday. She grew up eating this Groundnut Chutney. After hearing such a story, I wanted to make it too. Groundnut Chutney is easy to make, healthy and can feed a crowd. No problem. After hearing that story, I was eager to try it out. Here is the Groundnut Chutney recipe that I adapted from Sunitha. Its a very nice chutney that goes well with Idli, Dosa and the other south indian breakfast varieties. This Groundnut Chutney recipe has very few ingredients and the peanuts shine. This has now become a regular fare with my family and my little one cant get enough of it. Its really nutty and tasty and very creamy.
Here is how I do Groundnut Chutney.
We need to first roast the peanuts. Roasting peanuts makes them crisp and brings out the flavor by activating their essential oils. You need to roast the peanuts on a very low flame. Heat a pan with a cup and a half of peanuts and dry roast them until the skin is dark and the aroma is nutty. It will take a good 10 minutes. Roasting on a low flame is important else the nuts might burn on the outside. So take it low and slow. Good things take time. Once roasted, just smash the peanuts with a cup so its easier to de-skin. You can omit this step if you want to keep the skin on for your chutney. But I like it without the skins.
Just blow air on the peanuts. Do this at an open space outside or you will end up with peanut skin all over your kitchen. Just keep tossing and blowing the peanuts until majority of the peanut skins have been blown away. Set this aside.
Heat oil in a pan and add in 2-3 cloves of garlic. I added more as my garlic cloves were unbelievably small. Add in the dried red chillies and onions, saute on medium flame for 3-4 minutes until soft. No need to brown. Add in the salt, tamarind and the jaggery. There is an untold rule. Wherever tamarind goes, jaggery also goes. That little addition of jaggery rounds out the flavor and makes it very delicious. Briefly saute for a few seconds and remove off heat. Grind this mixture along with the peanuts to a smooth paste. Add upto 1 cup of water while grinding.
You can serve as is or do a simple tadka/tempering the following way.
Heat oil in a pan and add couple of dried red chillies and a sprig of curry leaves. When the curry leaves turn crisp (usually 30-40 seconds in medium flame), remove off heat and add it to the Groundnut Chutney.
- 1½ cup peanuts
- 1 teaspoon Oil
- 3 cloves Garlic
- 2 dried Red chillies
- 2 medium sized Onions, chopped
- ½ lime size tamarind
- ½ lime size jaggery
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoon Oil
- 2 dried Red Chilli
- 1 sprig Curry leaves
- Heat a pan with a cup and a half of peanuts and dry roast them until the skin is dark and the aroma is nutty. It will take a good 10 minutes.
- Just blow air on the peanuts. Do this at an open space outside or you will end up with peanut skin all over your kitchen. Just keep tossing and blowing the peanuts until majority of the peanut skins have been blown away. Set this aside.
- Heat oil in a pan and add in 2-3 cloves of garlic. I added more as my garlic cloves were unbelievably small. Add in the dried red chillies and onions, saute on medium flame for 3-4 minutes until soft. No need to brown. Add in the salt, tamarind and the jaggery. There is an untold rule. Wherever tamarind goes, jaggery also goes. That little addition of jaggery rounds out the flavor and makes it very delicious. Briefly saute for a few seconds and remove off heat. Grind this mixture along with the peanuts to a smooth paste. Add upto 1 cup of water while grinding.
- You can serve as is or do a simple tadka/tempering the following way.
- Heat oil in a pan and add couple of dried red chillies and a sprig of curry leaves. When the curry leaves turn crisp (usually 30-40 seconds in medium flame), remove off heat and add it to the chutney.
Keerthivasan says
April 23, 2019 at 8:46 pmvery simple and attractive representation shows your ability and experience in food making
Hema says
October 16, 2018 at 8:38 pmHi
Thank you. I am peanut craze. It was lovely.
Sam says
July 11, 2018 at 9:16 amI make peanut chutney once a week. This is one of the best receipes i came across. Thanks for sharing. BTW, you said two medium onions. Can you post a picture of the onions for comparison ? The onions in Usa are much bigger than the ones we get in india. Also we get different kinds. I am curious to see which is best for this receipe.
keerthana hariharan says
June 12, 2018 at 4:02 amThis chutney was very different from what I make.i tried it and it tastes awesome. Thankyou so muchđź‘Ś
Suguna Vinodh says
June 12, 2018 at 11:15 amThank you!
Hina says
July 12, 2017 at 12:39 amMade it and fell in love with peanuts again. It tasted like heaven with dosa
Suguna Vinodh says
July 12, 2017 at 9:19 pmThank you so much!
Sumathi says
April 14, 2017 at 11:25 pmVerrrryyyy tasty tried my favorite peanut chutney awesome thanks kannamma
Suguna Vinodh says
April 15, 2017 at 2:55 pmThanks you Sumathi!
Madhumathi Rajesh says
April 11, 2017 at 9:07 pmHello Kannamma..Tried this chutney and it was an instant favorite for my 2 yr old kid.. He was literally licking his fingers.. :p
Can you please post recipe of same peanut chutney with coconut instead of onions… Thank you.
Suguna Vinodh says
April 12, 2017 at 1:29 pmThanks so much Madhumathi. Really glad that your kid loved it. So nice to know.
Nila says
April 5, 2017 at 11:38 amI tried this chutney. Is was really good. My husband liked it very much thanks for the recipe
Suguna Vinodh says
April 6, 2017 at 3:04 pmThank you so much. Glad you liked the recipe. Happy cooking.
Kp says
April 3, 2017 at 10:37 pmI tried this chutney?it’s really too good?. Got good comments ? from family members. ???
Suguna Vinodh says
April 4, 2017 at 2:15 pmThank you. Glad you liked the recipe. Happy cooking!
saranya says
March 20, 2017 at 11:25 pmHi Suguna.. after making lipsmacking coconut chutney (following your recipe) I was so excited in trying this yesterday for the same group of friends for super soft idlys (also from your post)!! I made Annaporna hotel sambar (which tasted out of the world) with this chutney (also because I ran out of pottukadalais)…ah one of our friends made me share your link right away whilst eating!! loads of compliments for this chutney.. thank you so much!!
after living in college hostel for 4 years, I learnt to avoid peanut chutneys but now I am totally in love with it!!
Suguna Vinodh says
March 21, 2017 at 3:43 amThats so nice Saranya! I love this chutney too!
Viji says
March 16, 2017 at 11:49 amHi kannamma sis,
Can we roast d peanuts without skin ??!.if yes how we long to roast ??!
Thanks
Suguna Vinodh says
March 16, 2017 at 1:57 pmSure, you can. Just roast until brown spots appear here and there.
divya TR says
February 5, 2019 at 3:39 pmYes but it would be difficult to remove the skin when peanuts are raw and easily deskinned when it is roasted.
Girijadevi says
November 18, 2016 at 7:35 pmAwesome recipe.
Suguna Vinodh says
November 18, 2016 at 8:48 pmThank you Girijadevi. Glad you liked the Groundnut Chutney / Peanut Chutney.
Janani says
April 6, 2016 at 5:22 pmHi,
Amazing recipe.. could you recommend how to preserve these type of chutney for like a month or so.. ?
Please suggest me some preservation methods.
Thanks!!!
Janani
Suguna Vinodh says
April 6, 2016 at 6:41 pmYou can freeze them right after cooking in zip tote bags but the taste wont be the same once you thaw.
janaki says
July 5, 2016 at 12:15 amcan u tell me some receipes using bracoli
Vidhya Shanmugam says
March 19, 2016 at 8:33 pmAwesome recipe.. I like to share a similar groundnut chutney, with totally 7 items..
one cup of roasted peanuts + 3 cloves garlic + 3 red chillies + 1/4 tsp jeera+ 1 tsp Jaggery + 1 cup fresh coriander leaves + salt
This is also equally good and can make a try.. 🙂
Sonia says
March 19, 2016 at 6:52 pmThanks a lot for this recipe. Its exactly what I was looking for and trying so hard to remember and couldn’t. Off now to do the needful.
Siddhartha says
November 29, 2015 at 2:06 amI am new to cooking, so pardon me if the question is a dumb one:
What type of tamarind are we talking about here?? Like those green ones or the red ones?? Tender or ripe??
I am a northie, one more reason why i am not able to understand this tamarind thing.
Suguna Vinodh says
November 29, 2015 at 4:32 amHi Siddhartha, Nope. No question is a dumb one. I am happy you asked. We use this one in the link predominantly in south indian cooking.
These are not fresh ones. They have been removed from the outer shell/skin and cleaned and then packed. They look brown with white specks all over it.
Hope this helps.
http://towness.co.in/xcart44/product.php?productid=40063
priyadharshini says
November 24, 2015 at 11:55 pmgood cook thank u!!!!!
nandhini says
April 10, 2015 at 12:50 amplz mention cups measurement so that it is useful for viewers.thank you
suguna vinodh says
April 10, 2015 at 9:21 pmNandhini, Cup Measurements are clearly given in the recipe. Just scroll down till the bottom and you can view the full recipe card.
suguna vinodh says
February 5, 2015 at 2:29 amPeanut Chutney. Best recipe for South Indian Tamilnadu style Groundnut Chutney that can be served with idli and dosa varieties. Tangy, spicy and creamy.