easy raja special recipe | congress kadlekai recipe | masala peanut chaat

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

  1. firstly, heat 2 tsp of oil and roast few curry leaves.
  2. roast on low flame until the curry leaves turn crisp.
  3. keeping the flame on low add ¼ tsp turmeric, ¼ tsp chilli powder, ¾ tsp pepper and pinch of hing.
  4. saute on low flame without burning the spices.
  5. further, add roasted peanuts and ¼ tsp salt.
  6. saute for a minute, or until the masala is coated well.
  7. transfer the masala peanuts into the bowl.
  8. crush the curry leaves, congress kadlekai is ready.
  9. to prepare chaat, add 2 tbsp onion, 2 tbsp tomato, 2 tbsp carrot, 2 tsp coriander, 1 tsp lemon juice and ¼ tsp salt.
  10. mix well making sure all the vegetables are mixed well.
  11. 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.