Resistance to change is often the most common thing to happen. Especially with food one can imagine the affinity towards food that we grew up with. One of the biggest challenges happen after marriage, when we get to learn what our spouse likes and how we got to change the spouse or change ourselves. Sometimes you can, sometimes you end up changing. But hey it is part of the institution right!
Believe me it starts with the smallest dish meaning from the chutney served for the breakfast to the main course. By chutney I no way say it is small still easier to make and decide in my opinion. So it started for me with Groundnut chutney. My friends always tease me, infact everybody who knows us tease us saying we have a groundnut factory. Meaning we make this 365 days, it ought to be such right. Little did they know that the trait is rather from the land our ancestors came and not just our own.
Anyway, coming to this and the point of assimilation, Athamma adds a variation to the chutney. She adds roasted tomatoes, Onions, Green chilis to the roasted Peanuts. While anything roasted and ground tastes awesome, I somehow couldn't accept the fact that the pure, exalted taste of Groundnut was marred with the amalgamation. True to the situation, they couldn't accept the fact that one could actually think of eating with just plain groundnut ground as chutney and on top not even seasoning it!
The passage of years mends lot of things. Yes it has mend so that that my in laws now eat the plain groundnut ground with or without seasoning. And I eat the one made with all roasted stuffs. This morning when I was busy working on something, I saw Athamma roasted the onions, tomatoes. I assumed she was planning to make something else. But to my surprise the next happened was, everything along with peanuts went into the mixer. Well well, this was one dish that I haven't shared and it is crime not to share one dish that I have come to like!
Peanut Chutney with Roasted Onion, TomatoesRoasted Groundnut - 1 cup (100 gms)
Green chillies - 3-4
Onion, medium - 1/2
Tamarind - marble size
Tomatoes - 1 medium
Salt to taste
Garlic pods - 5-6Seasoning (optional)
Mustard seeds + Urud dal - 1/4 tsp
Curry leaves few
Oil - 1/2 tspMethod to prepare:
Chop the green chillies to small bits, peel the onions, soak the tamarind to make it soft.
Heat a pan, add 1 tsp of oil, saute green chilies, onions, tomatoes until they become light brown. Allow it to cool.
Then take all the roasted ingredients along with peanuts in a mixer and grind to coarse consistency but not to coarse. This should not be a smooth paste.
This is served with Dosas and Idlis.
I know I haven't been able to post much, I have been busy cooking for the book. We made about 6 different pickles and will do doing a tasting and shooting tomorrow. Wish me luck to get the work done faster, days are nearer closer than I thought!
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Easy Peanut Chutney without Coconut is another one you can make.
Nithu Bala says
Valli, the chutney sounds delicious..thanks for sharing..
Apu says
Looks delicious Srivalli!! I love peanut chutneys!! They are superb with idly and dosa.
Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal says
That is such a lovely chutney dear. I have bookmarked it and will surely make it 🙂 Thanks for the lovely recipe.
Best of luck with your book dear.
Nicole says
Thanks for sharing this one - it sounds really good!
Divya Vikram says
Will definitely try this chutney Valli. Good luck with the writing:)
Jay says
peanut chutney is my son's favorite..and I'l do it often & posted it too..
YOur version sounds new n tasty too...will def be a must try for me. TQ
Neha says
Nice chutney, will try this soon.
Latha Nair says
I love this, though I use red chilly powder and a little roasted gram dal too. This is just right for dosa and idli.
Jayashree says
Well, look at it this way.....you get to see the best of two different ways and pick and choose what you want and how you want to do it.
Life is beautiful!!! says
Nice variation to the original peanut chutney. We used to prepare coconut chutney this way 🙂
lata raja says
Good luck with the tasting and shoot of the pickles!
Truly said about how we tune our tastebuds suitably:) This chutney sounds great..I have never tried chutney with groundnuts!
A_and_N says
Reminds me of my granny. She used to make this and I loved it. Not made it in such a long time 😀
And keep up with the descriptions 😉
PJ says
What a unique combo valli!!Am gona make this for breakfast tomorrow.Looking forward to your pickles 🙂
Asha says
Roasted onion, tomato with Peanuts sounds awesome, looks great. Peanuts are healthy too! 🙂
Have a great weekend, we have Monday off too, long weekend.
Srivalli says
Thanks for the lovely comments friends!
kanthi says
good recipe valli.