Congress Kadlekai / Masala Kadlekayi

Congress kadlekai / Masala Kadlekayi is a very famous snack from Karnataka and sold mostly in bakeries. It is a easy  snack made from roasted peanuts tossed and seasoned in spice mixture. You can enjoy this with tea or coffee or use it as topping when you make Bhelpuri at home. Simple and easy to make.

Ingredients

Congress Kadlekai / Masala Kadlekayi

• Raw groundnuts/peanuts – 1 cup
• Oil – 2 tsps
• Curry leaves -few
• Red chilly powder -1/2 tsp 
• Coriander powder-1/4 tsp
• Pepper powder -1/4 tsp
• Turmeric powder -1/4 tsp
• Hing- one pinch
• Salt-for taste

Method: In a kadai, add the raw peanuts and  fry them in a low flame until light brown. Keep turning it with a spoon. Once cool, remove the skin of the peanuts by rubbing it with your hands. Try to remove as much as you can. Break it into two pieces.

Next, heat oil in kadai, add curry leaves and fry well. Next add the masala powders and hing. Stir well. Add the roasted peanuts in the kadai. Start tossing the peanuts in the masala such that each peanut is well coated with the spice mix. Do not burn the peanuts. Add salt and mix well.

Voila! your masala peanuts are ready to be enjoyed. Once cool store in airtight container and have fun munching.






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