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Sing ni chutney
Peanut yogurt chutney
સીંગની ચટણી: thick roasted-peanut and yogurt chutney with green chilli and cumin, made for fasting-day snacks
On ekadashi, Shivratri and Navratri fasts, Gujarati homes serve farari pattice, sabudana vada and sweet potato chips with this thick, creamy peanut chutney, and it is just as good the rest of the year with thepla. Roasted peanuts are ground with green chilli, cumin and lemon, then loosened with yogurt into a nutty, tangy dip with a slow chilli warmth. For fasting it is seasoned with rock salt, and it has no onion, garlic or grain. The common mistake is grinding the peanuts with the yogurt from the start; they never break down properly. Chef's tip: grind the peanuts dry first, then add the yogurt and pulse just to mix.
- Total time
- 10 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 6
Ingredients
For the chutney
- 3 ½ oz roasted peanutsskins rubbed off
- 2 green chilliesroughly chopped
- ½ tsp cumin seeds
- ¾ tsp rock salt (sendha namak)
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 5 ½ oz thick plain yogurt
- 2 tbsp waterif needed
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Method
0/4 doneStep 1: Grind 3 ½ oz roasted peanuts, 2 green chillies, ½ tsp cumin seeds, ¾ tsp rock salt (sendha namak) and 1 tsp sugar in a small blender jar to a fine, slightly oily powder.
2 minStep 2: Add 1 tbsp lemon juice and 5 ½ oz thick plain yogurt and pulse just until smooth and thick.
1 minStep 3: Loosen with 2 tbsp water only if needed; it should drop slowly from a spoon. Taste and adjust salt and lemon.
2 minStep 4: Serve chilled. It keeps for 2 days in the fridge.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 130 kcal
- Protein
- 6 g
- Carbs
- 6 g
- Fat
- 10 g
- Fibre
- 2 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does sing ni chutney take?
- About 10 minutes in total.
- How many people does it serve?
- 6 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- What can I use instead of cumin seeds?
- Ground cumin, three quarters of the amount (add it with the other ground spices, not to hot oil first).
- What can I use instead of sugar?
- Caster sugar, same amount.
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