easy peanut masala recipe | masala groundnut | besan masala peanuts
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 5 minutes
- Cook time: 20 minutes
- Total time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 2 cup
- Category: Snack
- Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients
- ½ cup gram flour / besan
- 2 tbsp rice flour
- 2 tbsp corn flour
- ¼ tsp turmeric / haldi
- 1 tsp kashmiri red chilli powder
- ½ tsp ginger garlic paste
- pinch baking soda (optional)
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 cup 350 grams peanuts / groundnuts
- 2 tsp oil
- 3 tbsp water
- oil for deep frying
- ½ tsp chaat masala (optional)
Method
- firstly, in a large mixing bowl take ½ cup besan, 2 tbsp rice flour and 2 tbsp corn flour.
- also add ¼ tsp turmeric, 1 tsp chilli powder, ½ tsp ginger garlic paste, pinch baking soda and ½ tsp salt.
- mix well making sure all the spices are combined well.
- further, add 2 cup skinned peanuts and 2 tsp oil.
- mix well, oil helps to coat peanuts with masala.
- further, add 2 tbsp of water and mix well.
- add 1-2 tbsp of more water in batches till the peanuts are coated well with besan.
- furthermore, add a tsp of rice flour and give a mix. this helps to separate peanuts.
- deep fry in hot oil or bake at 180-degree celsius for 20 minutes.
- stir occasionally and fry on low to medium flame.
- sprinkle ¼ tsp chaat masala and mix well. this helps to enhance the flavour.
- finally, enjoy crunchy masala peanuts or store in an airtight container for a month.
Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note
Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.