The first time I tasted peanut chutney / groundnut chutney / verkadalai chutney was from a friend during our college days and from then I have been a fan of this creamy chutney.Piping hot soft idlis with any chutney or tiffin sambar is a staple at home. Mittu loves onion tomato chutney, and she licks it even without the main course 🙂
Peanut Chutney Recipe – Ingredients
Preparation Time : 5 mins | Cooking Time : 10 mins | Serves : 2
Recipe Category: Sidedish | Recipe Cuisine: South Indian
Recipe Category: Sidedish | Recipe Cuisine: South Indian
Peanuts – 1/3 cup
Small Onion(Shallots) – 14
Red Chillies – 2
Garlic -2 pearls (optional)
Tamarind – 1 tsp
Salt – to taste
To temper:
Gingelly Oil – 2 tsp
Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp
Urad dal – 1/4 tsp
Curry leaves – few
Hing – a pinch
Method:
- Dry roast peanuts till nice aroma rises and they turn slightly browned ,remove the skin and set aside. Heat 1/2 tsp oil – add onion,garlic,red chillies and tamarind saute till slightly browned. Cool down and grind this along with peanuts.
- Grind it to a smooth paste. Heat remaining 1/2 tsp oil and add the items listed under ‘to temper’ and add it to the chutney. Add required salt and mix well to combine.
Your peanut chutney is ready. Serve with idlis or dosass.
My Notes:
- Though adding garlic is optional, if you like garlic flavour dont skip it. I recommend adding it.
- Adding tamarind gives a slightly tangy taste to the chutney as peanuts gives a sweet taste. Also adding 2 red chillies is apt to compensate for the sweetness.
- I have seen some not removing skin too, its purely our preference. But I feel a slight bitter taste so always remove the skin.
- Another variation is you can add raw coconut while grinding or even saute a tbsp of coconut with onions and then grind it.
Divya Kudua says
November 14, 2012 at 3:41 amI've tasted Peanut chutney with idli when we went to Tirupati,I think.Love the hint of Peanut and garlic when biting through idli dipped in the chutney.Hope you had a great Diwali!
Nivedhanams Sowmya says
November 14, 2012 at 4:48 amSo delicious and a change to the standard and regular coconut chutney!!
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Vimitha Anand says
November 14, 2012 at 7:12 amPeanut chutney is my favorite. Love em.. and with soft idlis its a hit…
Zareena says
November 14, 2012 at 9:39 amMy mom makes this chutney. I love this. Nice pics.
kausers kitchen says
November 14, 2012 at 10:54 amHi Sharmilee, ur peanut chutney looks delicious.
Nice click.
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Suja Manoj says
November 14, 2012 at 2:33 pmTempting healthy breakfast..yummy
Shema George says
November 14, 2012 at 6:07 pmSharmilee.. Your idli's look so soft and fluffy and I am sure they must have tasted heavenly with that peanut chutney!!! Yum !!
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divya says
November 14, 2012 at 6:35 pmLooks yummy loves it
themustardseed says
November 14, 2012 at 9:17 pmOh I just love this chutney! Hot idlis and this chutney is comfort food!
Kalyani says
November 14, 2012 at 9:37 pmlove the chutney .. a different version … will try this …..
runnergirlinthekitchen.blogspot.com says
November 15, 2012 at 3:02 amI like the tempering on top, am sure it tastes great!
jeyashrisuresh says
November 15, 2012 at 5:37 amIt has been long time since i made this, lovely chutney and nice click too
Premalatha Aravindhan says
November 15, 2012 at 8:27 amyummy chutney,luks tempting…
Priya says
November 15, 2012 at 10:33 amI dont add shallots,will try next time,btw we are peanut chutney lovers.
Madhavi says
November 15, 2012 at 7:31 pmThis chutney looks superb…will try soon!!!
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Anitha Vignesh says
November 19, 2012 at 2:14 amPeanut chutney came out very well.yhx mam for ur recepie
Dipti Guddad says
November 19, 2012 at 8:42 pmHey, I tried to make Peanut chutney, but it did not come out as I expected. I could not eliminate the bitterness in the chutney. Any opinions or suggestions as to where I might have gone wrong?
-Dipti
Sharmilee! :) says
November 20, 2012 at 7:28 am@Dipti : You must have grinded it for more time else the skin must have given the bitterness
alugeet says
November 26, 2012 at 7:00 amHi Sharmilee, I made your Peanut Chutney for Idlis. It was yummy and my family loved it. Thank you. I have bookmarked your blog address. Would love ot try your other dishes.
Regards,
Geetha
Meenal Ramanathan says
December 3, 2012 at 7:03 amhi
can i replace shallots with big onion
Sharmilee! :) says
December 3, 2012 at 9:38 am@Meenal : Yes you can use big onion too..
Nimitha says
January 5, 2013 at 3:49 ammade it today.. tastiest peanut chutney I ever had! thanks for sharing
Hannah Shalini says
January 14, 2013 at 5:34 pmhi Sharmi … i love ur blog…. n today i tried 3 of ur dishes… n im in love wit ur recipes…. i made peanut chutney, eggless sponge cake n mutton chukka my family loved all of them…..al the three turned out well…. thank u so much n keep adding more..
Anjali says
April 24, 2013 at 1:15 pmWhat a yummy chutney!
Ruchika Bhandari says
June 4, 2013 at 10:54 pmHi Sharmi,
How long does this chutney last in the fridge? I am planning to make these over the weekend to save some time cooking during the week.
Thanks,
Ruch
SHARMILEE J says
June 5, 2013 at 2:17 amIt will last for 2-3 days when refrigerated.
Ruchika Bhandari says
June 6, 2013 at 4:20 pmThanks! I made the peanut chutney last night and it turned out great. A few modifications from original recipe- I used already shelled and roasted peanuts so just had to toast them for a few seconds. I also did not temper it instead I put all ingredients in a few tsp of oil, quick fried them and grinded them together. The taste came out nutty, sweet and just brilliant. This was my first time with the peanut chutney. I'll be making your sambhar tonight to go with the idlis and chutney. Keep up the good work.
Sujana Reddy says
June 27, 2013 at 3:46 pmi tried this chutney..its very tasty..
Sujana Reddy says
June 27, 2013 at 3:52 pmfor some reason i was not able to make peanut chutney tasty..ur pics which shows what quantity of ingredients to use helped a lot to make my chutney awesome.Will try your receipes as well
Mamta Sharma says
September 24, 2013 at 5:59 pmAnother winning recipe Sharmi…. Made it a couple of times and realised that it's the best or rather the only way to get my daughter to eat peanuts. Delicious and healthy. Wow.
Jesci says
September 29, 2013 at 2:30 amI usually grind roasted peanuts,garlic,a little bit curry leaves,tamarind.
Jesci says
September 29, 2013 at 2:32 amI used to see my grandma make it. I follow the same till now. Roasted peanuts. garlic, a little curry leaves, tamarind. I love peanut chutney!!
gourisha says
January 2, 2014 at 11:30 amHi.sharmil..pls post.. how to prepare idli by MULTI GRAIN -atleast a five grains. … pls post as soon as possible….
thanks a lot….
SHARMILEE J says
January 2, 2014 at 1:55 pmSure will post it in future
Kaleemullah says
January 26, 2014 at 2:02 pmgood
Rajani Choudhary says
March 27, 2014 at 11:56 amSharmileeji, I followed your method for this chutney and the result was superb….liked it a lot. Although I didn't add tadka in the end…it still tasted yummy.
I usually just roast the peanuts and then grind it with red chillies, salt and tamarind- quick and tasty…going forward I will use your method whenever I have some extra time. 🙂
Thank you
Rajani
chhaaya says
August 31, 2016 at 8:43 amJust made it this morning and had it with dosas.At last,i have found just the right peanut chutney.Excellent..this is a keeper.