• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

Yummy Tummy

Food that makes your tummy happy!

  • Home
  • About Me
  • Recipe Index
  • Categories
  • Advertisers
  • On Media
  • Contact
  • Privacy
You are here: Home / Fried / Masala Kadalai / Masala Peanuts / Fried Spicy Peanuts – Diwali Snack Recipes

Masala Kadalai / Masala Peanuts / Fried Spicy Peanuts – Diwali Snack Recipes

October 31, 2013 By Aarthi 11 Comments

share this
Share

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.

Preparation Time : 15 mins
Cooking Time : 1 mins for each batch
Makes – 2 cups of masala peanuts


Ingredients:

Peanuts – 2 cups ( I used Raw)
Gram Flour – 1/2 cup
Rice Flour – 3 tblspn
Chilli Powder – 1 tblspn
Baking Soda – 1/2 tsp
Garlic – 10 cloves with skin on
Fennel Seeds / Sombu / Saunf – 1 tsp
Asafoetida / Hing / Kaya Podi – 1/2 tsp
Salt to taste
Red Food Colouring a pinch
Water as needed
Oil for deep frying

Method:

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 flavourful.

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 colouring 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.

Pictorial:

Use good peanuts

Take them in a microwave safe bowl

Cook for 5 mins

Till they are roasted

Now take your ingredients

Take fennel and garlic in a mixer

crush them
Take peanuts in a bowl

Season with salt

chilli powder
crushed garlic and fennel

Add in gram flour

rice flour

add baking soda

asafoetida / I used the liquid stuff

mix well

sprinkle water

mix to form a coarse mixture

i added some food colouring

fry in hot oil

drain once it turn golden

enjoy

share this
Share

Filed Under: Fried, Peanuts, Recent Recipes

About Aarthi

Over the past few years I’ve been on a mission to find and create recipes that I can make from scratch. I hope you enjoy the recipes on this blog as they are tried and true from my kitchen to yours!

Previous Post: « DIWALI SNACKS, SWEETS & SAVOURIES
Next Post: Rava Ladoo (Laddu) / Sooji ( Semolina) Sweet Balls / Sooji Ladoo (Laddoo) – Diwali Recipes »

Reader Interactions

Share

Comments

  1. Anonymous

    December 14, 2014 at 7:35 am

    i love it very much.. so tasty aaayirikkum alle??

    Reply
  2. mukthar mohammad

    March 5, 2015 at 1:34 pm

    Rumba nanri

    Reply
  3. Riashankar

    May 17, 2015 at 2:47 am

    Tried thuss.came well

    Reply
  4. Reshmi Nair

    January 7, 2016 at 1:53 pm

    It came out well. Thanks for the recipe.

    Reply
  5. HemaPreetha

    July 21, 2016 at 9:42 pm

    sooper, looks delicious & will try today.

    Reply
  6. Unknown

    October 27, 2016 at 2:28 pm

    Without microwave how long should I roast?

    Reply
    • Aarthi

      January 20, 2017 at 7:26 am

      roast on low heat for 10 mins

      Reply
  7. Amrutha Rajarajan

    January 19, 2017 at 6:48 pm

    Instead of deep frying can i bake it in otg oven

    Reply
    • Aarthi

      January 20, 2017 at 7:27 am

      not sure about that. u can try though.

      Reply
  8. Gowri Sankar

    January 20, 2017 at 8:46 pm

    The peanuts became a little soggy when it cooled down. Why is that?

    Reply
  9. Kanthi K

    November 15, 2018 at 4:46 pm

    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.

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Primary Sidebar

Search here

WELCOME!
Over the past few years I’ve been on a mission to find and create recipes that I can make from scratch. I hope you enjoy the recipes on this blog as they are tried and true from my kitchen to yours! More About Me…

Recipe Posts on Yummy Tummy

  • Blender Chocolate Mousse Recipe
  • Roasted Garlic & Tomato Chutney
  • Hidden Chocolate Heart Cake
  • Strawberry Jelly Cupcakes
  • Aloo Tamatar Recipe

YUMMY TUMMY FAVORITES

Search Recipes by Categories

Archives

TRENDING VIDEO

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qB7Punwig-o

PICK YOUR FAVORITE

Oatmeal Recipes

Oats Bran Muffins Recipe / Breakfast Bran Muffins Recipe

Instant Oats Vegetable Idli Recipe / Oats Veg Idli Recipe

10 Mins Oats Breakfast Recipe

Eggless Banana Oats & Dates Breakfast Muffins

Footer