Preparation Time : 10 minutes
Cooking Time : 10 minutes
Serving : 4 to 6 members
Description
Peanut Salad . At home (moms place and hubby’s place)we never have a salad except for onion raitha (thayir chutney)served with biriyani and raw mango mixture. I try my best and add salads to the menu at home but i fail always as the salad kept in the table stays as it is. The mind set of everyone at home of having food pipeing hot is the issue here . But i am not going to give up as I confidently feel i can make a change . As i did with making my hubby try other cuisines.Initially he used to eat only South Indian cuisine.Even North Indian cuisine was a big no no.Boiled peanuts always brings a lot of good old memories to me. Our saree shop in Coimbatore was located in Oppanakara street , a very crowded place in the heart of the city.Everynight by 10.30 to 11 was the closing time of our shop.Dad used to be busy with his accounts , mom helping him out . myself and my brother playing around waiting for our parents to come soon.the entire crowded road used to be quite and empty . There was a particular man who used to sell boiled hot peanuts in the night . The entire road used to have an aroma filled with boiled peanuts . Myself and my brother were given a packet of the boiled peanuts every night as a brunch in the shop before our late night dinner at home .
Ingredients
| boiled peanuts | 2 cups |
| onion | 1 big chopped finely |
| tomato | 1 big chopped |
| green chillies | 1 chopped |
| lime | a squeeze |
| salt | to taste |
| dates | 6 pitted and sliced |
Method
- Mix all ingredients together . Taste and adjust .
- Set aside to marinate for an hour . Serve at room temperature as a salad , side dish or a snack any time of the day .
- I usually end up serving this left over salad to all while watching the television .
Note
- Follow the same recipe substituting boiled chick peas instead of boiled peanuts .
