Masala Kappalandi - Masala Kadala - Fried Masala Peanuts
Masala Kappalandi - Masala Kadala - Fried Masala Peanuts

Masala Kappalandi | Masala Kadala | Peanut Fritters Recipe is a popular South Indian snack in which peanuts are batter
fried with gram flour/ basen. Kappalandi/ Nila Kadala is the Malayalam word for Peanut.

Masala Kappalandi | Masala Kadala | Peanut Fritters Recipe

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Ingredients

  • 1. Peanut - 1 Cup - Dry roasted
  • 2. Besan/ Gram flour - 1/2 Cup (Kadala mavu)
  • 3. Rice flour - 1 Tablespoon (Aripodi)
  • 4. Red chilly powder - 2 Teaspoon
  • 5. Turmeric powder - 1/4 Teaspoon
  • 6. Fennel powder - 1/2 Teaspoon (Perumjeerakam)
  • 7. Asafoetida powder - 1/4 Teaspoon (Kayapodi)
  • 8. Garlic - 5 Cloves - Crushed with peel
  • 9. Curry leaves - 2 Stems
  • 10. Salt - As required
  • 11. Water - 1/2 Cup/ As required
  • 12. Oil - For deep frying

Instructions

  1. Mix ingredients 2 – 11 and make a loose batter.
  2. Add peanuts in the batter and mix well.
  3. Heat oil in a wide pan and make it to low – medium flame.
  4. When oil is very hot, add batter coated peanuts. Do not allow peanuts to stick together so spread peanuts with a ladle.
  5. Deep fry peanuts till brown and crispy.
  6. Allow the masala peanuts to cool down and store in a dry tight lid container.

Notes

- Red food color can be added to get a bright colored Masala Kappalandi/ Kadala. - Separate each batter coated peanuts with hands before putting into hot oil to avoid the lumps of Masala Kadala. Also spread the batter coated peanuts with a spatula while frying. - Rice flour is optional but adding it gives crispness. - The consistency of the batter should not be very loose or thick. Medium consistency is needed for the batter to stick on the peanuts well.