Peanut Sundal

peanut sundal

Peanut sundal is a street food of South India. It is famous on the beach of Chennai. I love peanut in any form and I find it very filling. Peanuts are full of proteins and healthy fatty acids. Try this peanut sundal, I am sure you will like it.

Recipe of peanut sundal

2 cups raw peanuts (groundnuts/moongphali)

4-5 curry leaves

A pinch of hing (asafoetida)

2-3 green chillies- chopped

Salt to taste

1 onion - chopped

1 tbsp oil

1 tbsp lemon juice

1/4 tsp rai (small mustard seeds)

1. Pressure cook peanuts to 2 whistles. Drain and set aside.

2. Heat oil in a kadhai/wok. Add rai and curry leaves. Fry for 1/2 a minute.

3. Add hing, green chillies and onion and fry for 1 minute.

4. Add peanuts, salt and lemon juice. Stir-fry for 2 minutes. Serve peanut sundal hot.