Masala Kadalai Recipe with step by step pictures. In this recipe, the spiced peanuts are coated in rice flour and gram flour which is then deep fried. It is a perfect after school snack.
Masala Kadalai
When i was little, and sitting on the couch munching a packet of this peanuts. I used to think, that this snack is so hard to make, because they would have take each peanuts and coated with the masala and then fry them. Yes believe i was thinking like that till the day when my mom made it for me. It is years back. And when i found that, it is not like coating each peanuts in the masala. I was happy..Because i can make it too.
Couple days back mom asked me to make her this peanuts. So i got the recipe from her and tried it immediately. And it turned out so yummy. I would recommend you to add more garlic, because those fried up garlic taste so yummy..I was just picking those garlic from the peanuts. So try it and let me know how it turned out.
Ingredients for Masala Kadalai
- Peanuts - 2 cups ( I used Raw)
- Gram Flour - ½ cup
- Rice Flour - 3 tbsp
- Chilli Powder - 1 tbsp
- Baking Soda - ½ tsp
- Garlic - 10 cloves with skin on
- Fennel Seeds / Sombu / Saunf - 1 tsp
- Asafoetida / Hing / Kaya Podi - ½ tsp
- Salt to taste
- Red Food Coloring a pinch
- Water as needed
- Oil for deep frying
How to Make Masala Kadalai
- Start by roasting peanuts. If you are using roasted peanuts, then you don't have to do this.
- Since i used raw peanut, I use microwave to roast them.
- Take peanuts in microwave safe bowl and put it inside oven.
- Set time for 5 mins. Remove them very 2 mins and give them a toss.
- Once the timer goes off, take them out and allow them to cool down.
- Every oven is different, if your peanuts is not roasted in 5 mins, put it back in the oven for couple more mins.
- Now set them aside till use.
- Heat oil for deep frying. Take fennel seeds and garlic in a mixer and run them once.
- This will crush them very slightly, If you wish you can add them whole, but i think, this makes them even more flavorful.
- Now take the peanuts in a bowl, add in salt, chilli powder, baking soda, gram flour, rice flour, crushed garlic and fennel, asafoetida and mix
well. - Now sprinkle over some water and rub them with your fingers. This will make the flours stick to the peanuts and coat them.
- Never add too much water. Add some food coloring if you want to.
- Once they are coated. Fry this in hot oil til they turn light golden.Drain them in some paper towel.
- Once they are cooled. Store them in a air tight container.
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Masala Kadalai Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 cups Peanuts I used Raw
- ½ cup Gram Flour
- 3 tbsp Rice Flour
- 1 tbsp Chilli Powder
- ½ tsp Baking Soda
- 10 cloves with skin on Garlic
- 1 tsp Fennel Seeds / Sombu / Saunf
- ½ tsp Asafoetida / Hing / Kaya Podi
- Salt to taste
- Red Food Coloring a pinch
- Water as needed
- Oil for deep frying
Instructions
- Start by roasting peanuts. If you are using roasted peanuts, then you dont have to do this.
- Since i used raw peanut, I use microwave to roast them.
- Take peanuts in microwave safe bowl and put it inside oven.
- Set time for 5 mins. Remove them very 2 mins and give them a toss.
- Once the timer goes off, take them out and allow them to cool down.
- Every oven is different, if your peanuts is not roasted in 5 mins, put it back in the oven for couple more mins.
- Now set them aside till use.
- Heat oil for deep frying. Take fennel seeds and garlic in a mixer and run them once.
- This will crush them very slightly, If you wish you can add them whole, but i think, this makes them even more flavorful.
- Now take the peanuts in a bowl, add in salt, chilli pdr, baking soda, gram flour, rice flour, crushed garlic and fennel, asafoetida and mix well.
- Now sprinkle over some water and rub them with your fingers. This will make the flours stick to the peanuts and coat them.
- Never add too much water. Add some food coloring if you want to.
- Once they are coated. Fry this in hot oil til they turn light golden.Drain them in some paper towel.
- Once they are cooled. Store them in a air tight container.
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Masala Kadalai Recipe Step by Step
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Anonymous
i love it very much.. so tasty aaayirikkum alle??
mukthar mohammad
Rumba nanri
Riashankar
Tried thuss.came well
Reshmi Nair
It came out well. Thanks for the recipe.
HemaPreetha
sooper, looks delicious & will try today.
Unknown
Without microwave how long should I roast?
Aarthi
roast on low heat for 10 mins
Amrutha Rajarajan
Instead of deep frying can i bake it in otg oven
Aarthi
not sure about that. u can try though.
Gowri Sankar
The peanuts became a little soggy when it cooled down. Why is that?
Kanthi K
Aarthi, I am a huge fan of all your yummy dishes. This one aced in my Diwali snacks and sweets. Words from my hubby after eating it ‘It’s out of the universe’. Thanks so much.