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Raja Special Recipe

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup peanuts
  • 2 tsp oil
  • few curry leaves
  • ¼ tsp turmeric
  • ¼ tsp kashmiri red chilli powder
  • ¾ tsp pepper (crushed)
  • pinch hing / asafoetida
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 2 tbsp onion (finely chopped)
  • 2 tbsp tomato (finely chopped)
  • 2 tbsp carrot (grated)
  • 2 tsp coriander (finely chopped)
  • 1 tsp lemon juice

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Instructions

  1. firstly, heat 2 tsp of oil and roast few curry leaves.
  2. roast on low flame until the curry leaves turn crisp.
  3. keeping the flame on low add ¼ tsp turmeric, ¼ tsp chilli powder, ¾ tsp pepper and pinch of hing.
  4. saute on low flame without burning the spices.
  5. further, add roasted peanuts and ¼ tsp salt.
  6. saute for a minute, or until the masala is coated well.
  7. transfer the masala peanuts into the bowl.
  8. crush the curry leaves, congress kadlekai is ready.
  9. to prepare chaat, add 2 tbsp onion, 2 tbsp tomato, 2 tbsp carrot, 2 tsp coriander, 1 tsp lemon juice and ¼ tsp salt.
  10. mix well making sure all the vegetables are mixed well.
  11. finally, enjoy raja special / masala peanut chaat as a snack.

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Step-by-step

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firstly, dry roast peanuts on low to medium flame until the skin of peanuts separate. alternatively, use store brought roasted peanuts.congress kadlekai recipe
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now cool the peanuts completely, and start to separate the skin of peanuts by rubbing.raja special recipe
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in a tawa heat 2 tsp of oil and roast few curry leaves.raja special recipe
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roast on low flame until the curry leaves turn crisp.raja special recipe
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keeping the flame on low add ¼ tsp turmeric, ¼ tsp chilli powder, ¾ tsp pepper and pinch of hing.raja special recipe
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saute on low flame without burning the spices.congress kadlekai recipe
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further, add roasted peanuts and ¼ tsp salt.congress kadlekai recipe
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saute for a minute, or until the masala is coated well.congress kadlekai recipe
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transfer the masala peanuts into the bowl.congress kadlekai recipe
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crush the curry leaves, congress kadlekai is ready. store them in an airtight container, or prepare masala peanuts chaat.masala peanut chaat
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to prepare chaat, add 2 tbsp onion, 2 tbsp tomato, 2 tbsp carrot, 2 tsp coriander, 1 tsp lemon juice and ¼ tsp salt.masala peanut chaat
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mix well making sure all the vegetables are mixed well.masala peanut chaat
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finally, enjoy raja special / masala peanut chaat as a snack.congress kadlekai recipe

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Notes

  • firstly, roast the peanuts on low flame, else it will not be crunchy.
  • also, adjust the amount of spice to your choice.
  • additionally, use store brought roasted peanuts if you want to skip the roasting part.
  • finally, raja special recipe / masala peanut chaat recipe tastes great when prepared crunchy and spicy.
Original recipe by Hebbar’s Kitchen: https://hebbarskitchen.com/raja-special-recipe-congress-kadlekai/