Masala Kadalai / Crispy Fried Peanuts

A crispy snack with a cup of coffee / tea makes my evening so delightful. And how about a simple and a tasty one, that is what am going to discuss with you today. Masala kadalai is a very famous snack found in all street side snack shops and bakeries in South India. It is so simple to make and can be prepared quickly, does not require much ingredients too.  Home-made can be more relied when coming to fried snack preparations, because the store bought ones may not be hygienically prepared, the oil for frying might be re-used, which may cause indigestion and other health problems. This snack does not take much of your time so try it at homes and relish the taste and good health. I have seen many people preparing this snack but the consistency never comes out perfect for them, here is the proper way to make these masala kadalai.

INGREDIENTS

(Serves a cup or 2 people)

1. Roasted Peanuts - 1 cup 
2. Besan flour / Gram flour / Kadalai Maavu - 2 to 3 spoons 
3. Red chilli powder - 1 spoon 
4. Curry leaves - Few (Optional)
5. Asafoetida / Hing - A pinch 
6. Salt - As per taste
7. Oil - For deep frying 

PREPARATION METHOD 

• Mix the following ingredients on a wide plate; Gram flour, salt, roasted peanuts and red chilli powder.
• Take a few drops of water and add it to the above mixture and rub (mix) them well together, sprinkle some more water and (see that you don't add excess water, the masala should be dry not sticky or watery) rub (mix) well using fingers so that the masala adheres well with the peanuts. 
• Heat a frying pan and pour oil into it, after it heats up well, spread these peanuts along with some curry leaves and fry until they turn brownish and crisp.
• Remove from pan and spread it on a tissue paper to remove excess oil.
• Serve after 10 minutes!! Do not serve immediately, it will get its crunchy nature only after 10 minutes.

TIP 1: Do not add more than a spoon of water. The masala will get stuck/adhere well to the peanuts as you start to rub them or mix them with your fingers.

TIP 2: Use peanuts along with their skin do not use skinless peanuts, the masala wont get adhered properly, You can find in my clicks, the skinless peanuts bland without any masala on them.

TIP 3: Just a coating will do, never make a batter for this snack. I have added lesser gram flour if you want lots of coating add another spoon of it. Rice flour is not necessary, because it is already crispy.

TIP 4: Do not serve immediately  after frying serve only after few minutes. After it cools down or reaches room temperature store them in airtight containers for future use. Consume within a week.

A perfect, easy and simple snack for tea-time is now ready!! Enjoy with a hot cup of tea / coffee!!

 

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