Groundnut Chutney

Ingredients

• ¼ cup groundnuts
• 2 tbsp oil
• 5-7 red chillies
• 1 tamarind, marble-sized piece, soaked in water
• 1½ tbsp jaggery
• ½ cup coconut, grated
• ¼ cup coriander leaves
• ¼ tsp mustard seeds
• ½ tsp cumin seeds
• Salt to taste

Method

1. Heat 1 tbsp oil in a pan; add the red chillies and groundnuts and roast lightly, until the groundnuts turn light brown. Allow to cool.
2. Grind the groundnuts, chillies, tamarind, jaggery, coconut, coriander leaves, and salt to a coarse paste. If needed, add a little oil to adjust the consistency.
3. Heat 1 tbsp oil in a pan. Add the mustard seeds. Once they splutter, add the cumin seeds and toast lightly.
4. Add this tempering to the chutney and mix well. Serve.

Source note: Adapted from Isha Foundation’s A Taste of Well-Being (Harper Element, 2016).