Masala peanuts is one great evening snack made with peanuts, besan flour, and a few other spices. It goes well with Chai.

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Masala Peanuts

Masala Peanuts or Kadala Pakoda is a crunchy and crisp evening snack made of roasted peanuts , Chickpea flour and other spices. It is a very popular snack in bakery joints in South India. It goes very well with the evening chai. By following the recipe perfectly we get to perfect the recipe close to the store bought ones.

Ingredients for Masala Peanuts:

Peanuts - Always use roasted peanuts for the recipe. If you are not able to source roasted peanuts you may dry roast the peanuts in a pan and then use them.

Chickpea Flour - Chickpea flour or Besan flour is the base of the batter for masala peanuts.

Rice Flour - Rice flour is added for crispiness. Rice along along with besan flour is the base of the maslaa peanuts.

Spice Powders - We use Red Chilli powder , Hing and salt for the peanuts. We can also use Amchur powder along , it gives a lovely flavor. But adding amchhur powder is totally optional.

Baking Soda - Baking Soda is for the crisp texture of the peanuts.

Fennel , Garlic & Curry Leaves - Fennel seeds, Curry leaves and Curry leaves crushed together gives an awesome flavour. You may blend them it even crush them and use them

How to make Masala Peanuts

1.In a blender add in the garlic with skin, Fennel seeds, and Curry leaves and pulse it twice. In a big bowl add the roasted peanuts. Add in Chilli powder, Salt, Gram Flour, and Rice flour.

2. To this add the crushed garlic and fennel and curry leaves

3. Next, add Hing and Baking soda. Mix everything well and then sprinkle water little by little and make it as a dry paste.

4. In the pan heat oil for deep frying once the oil is hot add in the peanuts and fry till golden brown in a medium flame.

5. Drain in paper towels after deep frying. Serve as a snack

Tips & Variations

While dropping peanuts in oil for deep frying don’t drop as a cluster, separate it and fry.

You can add red food color if you prefer. But it is not advisable for kids.

Don’t make the paste watery. Else it will drink more oil for deep frying.

If you want to try masala peanuts recipe without besan, we can replace besan flour with rice flour or corn flour. There might be a slight difference in flavor but it we get the same taste.

As a healthy alternate we can also try masala peanuts recipe air fryer rather than deep frying.

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Masala Peanuts | Peanuts Pakora | Kadala Pakoda

Masala peanuts is one great evening snack made with peanuts , besan flour and few other spces. It goes well with Chai.

Prep Time10 minutes mins

Cook Time10 minutes mins

Total Time20 minutes mins

Course: Snack

Cuisine: Indian

Servings: 4

Calories: 333kcal

Author: Sharmila Kingsly

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Standard 1 cup measures 240 ml

Ingredients

• ▢ 1 cup Roasted Peanuts
• ▢ ¼ cup Besan Flour or Chickpea flour
• ▢ 2 tbsp Rice Flour
• ▢ 1 tsp Chilli powder
• ▢ Salt as needed
• ▢ Water as needed
• ▢ ¼ tsp Hing
• ▢ ¼ tsp Baking Soda
• ▢ Oil for deep frying

To Crush or grind

• ▢ 8 clove Garlic
• ▢ ½ tsp Fennel Seeds
• ▢ 1 spring Curry Leaves

Instructions 

• In a blender add in the garlic with skin, Fennel seeds, and Curry leaves and pulse it twice. In a big bowl add the roasted peanuts.
• To this add the blended garlic and fennel paste, Chilli powder, Salt, Gram Flour, and Rice flour.
• Next, add Hing and Baking soda. Mix everything well and then sprinkle water little by little and make it as a dry paste.
• In the pan heat oil for deep frying once the oil is hot add in the peanuts and fry till golden brown in a medium flame.
• Drain in paper towels after deep frying. Serve as a snack

Notes

· While dropping peanuts in oil for deep frying don’t drop as a cluster, separate it and fry.
· You can add red food color if you prefer. But it is not advisable for kids.
· Don’t make the paste watery. Else it will drink more oil for deep frying.

Nutrition

Calories: 333kcal | Carbohydrates: 8.7g | Protein: 6.6g | Fat: 32.1g | Saturated Fat: 20.3g | Sodium: 127mg | Potassium: 184mg | Fiber: 2.5g | Sugar: 1.3g | Calcium: 26mg | Iron: 1mg

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Disclaimer: I am not a nutritionist, the nutrition value provided here is an estimate. It will vary based on the quantity and brands of the products used.