PEANUT CHUTNEY or SPICY PEANUT BUTTER or PEANUT HUMMUS or PEANUT DIP

PEANUT CHUTNEY or SPICY PEANUT BUTTER or PEANUT HUMMUS or PEANUT DIP:The memory of this chutney dates back to my school days. I have had it only very few times. My mom used to make it at home. The taste is so heavenly that I still remember it to this day. This memory has made me to try it. And it turned to be great! Yup! It was a successful attempt.

If you like hummus, you must definitely try this!

If you like peanut, you should definitely try this!

If you like peanut butter, this should give you a variety. So try it!

If you hate peanut butter like me, this is definitely for you. So try it!

In short try it!!! You will never regret.

I just cannot stand the taste of peanut butter. There would be so many folks around who would want to kick me for that...but I am sorry, I just cannot handle it. There is in fact a restaurant in US, by the name of Peanut butter &Co. You see people love peanut butter so much. I just do not understand why. Even my sister loves it...when my mom used to make peanut butter sandwiches, she had to make sure she made something else for me....it is that bad. I have had it just once, and that was the end.

So, I am dedicating this recipe for such folks.  And yeah one more thing...Peanut is something you should have especially kids. This is because it is high in energy and hence makes it apt for breakfast. It has oleic acid which keeps your cholesterol in check by increasing the good cholesterol and lowering the bad cholesterol. It has good amino acids which promotes growth. It even has vitamin E, which is good for your skin. It also has vitamin B complex and promotes blood flow to brain and improves brain health.  It is a rich source of minerals. Studies have shown that peanuts reduce the risk of cancer, heart diseases and viral or fungal infections.

ALL THIS MAKES IT A MUST HAVE!!!!!!!!!

You can have it between bread, or with dosa or simply apply it to your Arabic bread. You can even replace this with hummus in that chicken grill kit. Here in UAE, you get hummus in the grilled chicken kit. You should take a piece of Arabic bread or khuboos and dip in hummus and have a piece of grilled chicken and a potato fry or salad piece which is optional and have it. I love the grilled chicken from shatter Hassen in abu dhabi. It is a Lebanese restaurant, I believe(they even have keralites working for them....I guess it is the part of....where ever you go on earth you meet a  malayali kind of thing). One should definitely try it.

So let us move on to the recipe. Definitely an easy one.

INGREDIENTS:

Roasted Peanuts – 15 to 20 (I have used big ones)

Green chilli – 4 small

Red Onion – 1 small

Salt to taste

Water

METHOD:

Remove the peanut skin. Take a grinder and add the roasted peanuts and chopped onion and green chilli. Add little water and salt. Grind it and serve!

 It is as simple as that.

NB: Do not worry, if your chutney turned out to be watery, add more peanuts and adjust your spices.  It should have the hummus or mayonnaise consistency.

If you need more spice, increase the number of chillies. The chutney that I made did not turn out to be too spicy even with 4 chillies.

Remember, you are using roasted peanuts, so have a check on salt levels.

 If you are allergic to peanuts, please do not try this.

REPOSTING AGAIN, AS I DELETED IT BY MISTAKE!

RED CHILLI CHUTNEY or RED CHILLI DIP or MULAGU CHAMMANTHEY

RED CHILLI CHUTNEY or RED CHILLI DIP or MULAGU CHAMMANTHEY: This is one of my hot favourite chutneys of all time. It is very easy to make and very hot. If you like the hotness of chilli, you should try this.

My mother’s father was a great fan of this chutney. Whenever we had idli for breakfast, this chutney was a must. He used to dip the idli into that and feed me too when I was about 7 or 8 years....it was yum!

My father’s father used to have a variation. He used to have round green colour (Habanero I guess) squashed with hand in coconut oil and salt for lunch with rice. If we used to sit down together for lunch, the moment he squashes the chilli into the coconut oil and salt, I would have tears in my eyes.  Miss both of them L.

It is very easy to make. It goes well with boiled tapioca, dosa, idli or other boiled tubers like yam, elephant yam, etc. You can also use this dip to mix it with your sandwich dips to make them spicier.

INGREDIENTS:

Whole dry red chillies – 4 to 5

Red Onion - 1 small

or

Shallots (kochu ulli) – 3 to 4

Oil – 1 to 2 teaspoons

Salt to taste

METHOD:

Take a pan and sauté the red chillies for a minute or so. Do not burn them. Just warm them to enhance their flavours. You can see the chilli turning into darker colour. Slice the onions. Put the chillies along with the onion, salt and oil into the grinder. Serve!

If the chutney is a bit too spicy for you, you may mix it with buttermilk or yogurt. This also tastes good. My sister has it that way.

NB: I have used coconut oil; it gives the authentic taste. Shallots give it a better taste.

       If you do not have whole red chillies, you may even use red chilli powder. It taste better with whole red        chillies.