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    Home » Healthy Recipes » Healthy Choices

    Masala Peanuts | Low Calorie Snack

    Published: Aug 11, 2015 by Ramya · 17 Comments

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    Dad and I love love love Haldiram’s Masala Peanuts. It’s a ritual every evening when parents come over to Bangalore – As amma prepares coffee for me and tea for dad, dad would put forth two small bowls on the teapoy. Then he brings a pack of Haldiram’s Masala Peanuts and fills both the bowls. While I quickly finish off mine, dad would take every peanut and really relish it 🙂 When my stock is over, I keep going to his bowl and eat from that too. Aahhh I am missing my parents so much. Over the weekend I was in Chennai and had the chance to stay a night my parents.. Yeah just the night. Sigh! It’s going to take some time for me to get over the nostalgic feeling.

    Anyway, moving on to the recipe. I made these Masala Peanuts in microwave with just a teaspoon of oil. As these are made in microwave, these get done in less than ten minutes. After letting them cool off a bit, these can be stored in an airtight container and can stay fresh and crispy for two-three days. But trust me, these won’t last that long as these are super yummy. The best part is no one can find out these are made with a teaspoon of oil. Infact I made a batch of deep fried ones too and taste wise, there was no difference at all. What else – these are so healthy compared to the store bought snacks – I am not even removing the skin of the peanuts.

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    To prepare Masala Peanuts

    Serves – 2

    Time to prepare – 15 mins

    What I used –

    • Raw Peanuts (with skin), 1 cup
    • Gram Flour/Besan, 1.5 tbsp
    • Rice Flour, 1.5 tsp
    • Red Chilli Powder, ½ tsp
    • Ginger Garlic Paste, ½ tsp
    • Salt, as required
    • Water, 1.5 tbsp
    • Oil, 1 tsp

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    How I made –

    1. In a bowl, add the raw peanuts along with gram flour, rice flour, salt, red chilli powder and ginger garlic paste. Mix well.
    2. Add 1.5 tablespoon of water and mix well. The flour should get wet and coat the peanuts nicely on all sides. If required, sprinkle a teaspoon of water. The batter should not be runny but firm and coat on the peanuts.
    3. Add oil and mix well. The peanuts would be in clusters. Let them rest for a couple of minutes.
    4. In a microwave safe plate/pan, place these peanuts one by one so that they are not touching each other.
    5. Place them in the microwave at high for two minutes. Remove the tray out and rest for 30 secs.
    6. Place them back in the microwave for two mins again at high. Remove and rest for 30 secs again. Repeat this for one more time or until the coating looks cooked enough.
    7. Let the peanuts cool down completely. While hot, they can be a bit chewy but get super crisp on cooling.
    8. Serve with coffee or tea as an evening snack.

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    Note –

    • If you wish to deep fry, just keep the oil on medium heat and fry these in clusters. Remove them on to a tissue to drain additional oil.
    • The timing on microwave varies from machine to machine. Keep an eye on the peanuts, they can get charred in a second if left for longer time.
    • The peanuts have to be rested to get crisp, would stay good for more than a couple of days in an air tight container.
    • Garam Masala can be added additionally – I didn’t use as ginger garlic paste gives a nice aroma.
    • Rice flour has to be to very fine, which gives the crispness to the peanuts.

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    1. Aruna Panangipally

      August 11, 2015 at 10:53 am

      I would not mind a bowl or two as a snack, right at this moment!

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      • CHCooks

        August 11, 2015 at 10:55 am

        🙂 🙂 Perfect for rainy days 🙂

        Reply
    2. srividhya

      August 11, 2015 at 9:18 pm

      Perfect tea time snack.. A book with a cup of tea and a bowl of this... heavenly

      Reply
      • CHCooks

        August 12, 2015 at 12:12 pm

        Wow.. it would be heavenly 🙂

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    3. Traditionally Modern Food

      August 12, 2015 at 12:00 am

      I can finish the bowl in no time:-)

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      • CHCooks

        August 12, 2015 at 12:11 pm

        🙂 🙂 🙂 Thank you dear 🙂

        Reply
    4. nepaliaustralian

      August 12, 2015 at 8:44 am

      Thank you for amazing recipe, love it 🙂

      Reply
      • CHCooks

        August 12, 2015 at 12:10 pm

        Thanks M 🙂

        Reply
    5. Jo

      August 14, 2015 at 3:45 am

      Have had this made by my MIL. Should try it. This looks easy 🙂 Thank you

      Reply
      • CHCooks

        August 14, 2015 at 10:04 am

        Pls do try Jo 🙂

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        • Jo

          August 28, 2015 at 2:03 am

          Tried this last evening. Jay wanted it to be deep fried. Came out well. And he is behind me for the second set. Thank you GB. Will it be as crisp as deep fried method in microwave as well? Dont wana have too much deep frys 😐

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          • CHCooks

            August 28, 2015 at 10:54 am

            Wow thats great to hear 🙂 Yes Jo, it would be crisp on microwaving too. Keep shaking them every 30-45 secs depending on your microwave power so that they are not browned unevenly. Start with a smaller batch if you are worried 🙂 In fact, I could find no difference at all except for the color between the deep fried and microwaved.

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            • Jo

              August 29, 2015 at 3:46 am

              Will try it soon then 🙂

            • CHCooks

              August 31, 2015 at 2:26 pm

              Sure 🙂

        • Jo

          January 22, 2016 at 8:25 am

          Tried in microwave today. As I mentioned, I was little worried. So started with a small batch. It came out crispy. Jay couldn't find any diff except for the color. He didn't know it was microwaved. Please add more microwave dishes. Thanks. 🙂

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