Masala Kappalandi | Masala Kadala | Peanut Fritters Recipe

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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Prep Time: 5 Cooking Time: 7

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

Mix ingredients 2 – 11 and make a loose batter.
Add peanuts in the batter and mix well.
Heat oil in a wide pan and make it to low – medium flame.
When oil is very hot, add batter coated peanuts. Do not allow peanuts to stick together so spread peanuts with a ladle.
Deep fry peanuts till brown and crispy.
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.

Anishya