Kara kadalai / Masala kadalai

INGREDIENTS:

1. peanuts                            : 2 cups ( I  used Raw )
2.Gram flour                       : 1/2 cup
3. Rice flour                        : 3 tablespoons
4. Chilli powder                  : 1 tablespoon
5. Baking soda                    : 1/2 teaspoon
6. Garlic                              : 10 cloves
7. Fennel seeds / sombu      : 1 teaspoon
8. Asafoetida/ Hing             :1/2 teaspoon
9. salt to taste
10. oil for deep frying

PREPARATION METHOD:

1. Heat oil for deep frying.

2. Take fennel seeds and garlic in a mixer and run them once, this will crush them very slightly.

3.Now take the peanuts in a bowl, add salt to taste, chili powder baking soda, gram flour, rice flour, crushed garlic & fennel, asafoetida, and mix well. Then sprinkle over some water and rub them with your fingers. This will make the flours stick to the peanuts and coat them. ( Don"t add too much water)

4. Once they are coated, fry this in hot oil till they turn light golden. Drain them in some paper towel

 

once they are cooled, store them in a airtight container.