Simple, practical, and full of everyday flavour, raja special recipe | congress kadlekai recipe | masala peanut chaat is a vegetarian karnataka snack made with peanuts, oil, and few curry leaves in about 10 minutes. The recipe lays out the ingredients and each cooking step clearly, so you can adjust seasoning, texture, and serving size for your own kitchen.
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 5 minutes
- Cook time: 5 minutes
- Total time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 4 Servings
- Category: Snack
- Cuisine: karnataka
Ingredients
- 1 cup peanuts
- 2 tsp oil
- few curry leaves
- ¼ tsp turmeric
- ¼ tsp kashmiri red chilli powder
- ¾ tsp pepper (crushed)
- pinch hing / asafoetida
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 tbsp onion (finely chopped)
- 2 tbsp tomato (finely chopped)
- 2 tbsp carrot (grated)
- 2 tsp coriander (finely chopped)
- 1 tsp lemon juice
Method
- firstly, heat 2 tsp of oil and roast few curry leaves.
- roast on low flame until the curry leaves turn crisp.
- keeping the flame on low add ¼ tsp turmeric, ¼ tsp chilli powder, ¾ tsp pepper and pinch of hing.
- saute on low flame without burning the spices.
- further, add roasted peanuts and ¼ tsp salt.
- saute for a minute, or until the masala is coated well.
- transfer the masala peanuts into the bowl.
- crush the curry leaves, congress kadlekai is ready.
- to prepare chaat, add 2 tbsp onion, 2 tbsp tomato, 2 tbsp carrot, 2 tsp coriander, 1 tsp lemon juice and ¼ tsp salt.
- mix well making sure all the vegetables are mixed well.
- finally, enjoy raja special / masala peanut chaat as a snack.
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.
