Peanut Chutney

Ingredients
2 cups peanuts
1/2 tbsp. red chilli powder
1/2 tbsp. salt
1 tsp. cumin seeds
2 tsp. sugar
2-3 pinches asafoetida

Method
1. Roast the peanuts lightly.
2. Rub the nuts with a wad of cloth when a bit cooled.
3. This will remove the thin covering easily.
4. Blow out the skins, sieve with a large-holed sieve if any skins are leftover.
5. Put all the ingredients, with the nuts, in a dry grinder.
6. Grind very coarsely.
7. Transfer the contents to a mortar and pestle.
8. Pound till the oil shows on fingers on touching.
9. Serve dry with rice or mix into some plain yoghurt to make a thick chutney . This may be served with snacks like vadas or bajjis.
10. Store in a clean dry jar.