Peanut Chutney

It has been a long time since I have said a Hi. Yes, my hands have been very busy and full :). Hope you guys have been enjoying the holiday season and the SALES!!!! With loads of toys and baby gears, Avi and myself sometimes start behaving like kids. Amogh has gotten out the child in us and we now realize how much we have missed being kids. Loads of changes have been noticed in Amogh. He makes an eye contact and smiles at looking at my face now. He is learning to touch and hold things now like his bottle, my hands, my clothes and my hair. hehe. I am enjoying every bit of it!!! Such big and bright eyes my boy has that he never ceases to fill me with joy. I can't wait to cook for him.

After 6 weeks of healthy pregnant diet that my mom made me have, I wanted to have some idlies and peanut chutney. This chutney is Shobha auntie's recipe whom I really really miss a lot.

 Ingredients:-
1 cup of peanuts
2 big pods of garlic
3 dried red chillies
1 tsp of tamarind paste
1-2 tsp of jaggery powder
1 onion sliced
1 tsp of mustard seeds
1 tsp of urad dal/black gram
1 sprig of curry leaves
4 tsp of oil
salt to taste
Water as needed

Method:-
Heat 2 tsp of oil and roast the peanuts, onion slices and red chillies. The onions should get translucent and red chillies shouldd darken.
Grind the above with some water, salt, jaggery tamarind and garlic pods to make a thick smooth paste.
For temper, Heat 2 tsp of oil and add mustard seeds and wait till they pop. Add the black gram and curry leaves. Fry for 30 secs- 1 min.
Add to the chutney.