Congress Kadlekai (Congress Peanut)

Ingredients

• 2 cups raw peanuts or roasted and halved 
• 3 to 4 tsp oil
• 1/4 tsp asafoetida/hing (optional) 2 big pinches if you are using other variety
• 25 to 30 curry leaves
• more than 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
• 1 tsp red chilli powder
• 1 tsp pepper powder you can use mortar and pestle to crush the pepper
• 1 tsp salt

Method

Dry roast the peanuts on medium low heat for 6 to 8 minutes.

Once it is cooled completely the skin can be removed easily. 

Put peanuts in clean towel, then rub it , it will help to split in half. Separate the skin and keep it ready.

Heat the oil on low flame, fry the curry leaves until it becomes crisp. Careful when you add it to the hot oil.

Then add hing , roasted peanuts, turmeric powder, salt , chilli powder and pepper powder. Mix it and continue to mix and let it be on low heat for a minute and then turn off the heat. Allow it to cool.

Once it is cool enough we have to mix with hand to crush the curry leaves.

Mix it with your hand like this.

You have wait until the peanuts cools down completely before you store it.