Ingredients:
Freshly picked peanuts – 30 gms,
Sorrel leaves ( whatever available) – 200 gms,( picked, washed and water drained. Keep them aside,
Salt,
Onion – 2, medium,roughly cut into big chunks,
Green chilli – if spicy 10 to 12, each cut into two,
Red chilli – 2,broken into pieces,
Jeera – 1/2 tsp,
Peeled garlic – 6 to 8 cloves,
Mustard seeds – 1/4 tsp,
Chana dal – 1 tsp,
Urad dal – 1/2 tsp,
Methi seeds – 1 pinch,
Tamarind paste – 1/4 tsp ( optional ),
Curry leaves – few,
Oil – 2 tablesp,
Hing – 2 pinch,
Method:
1).Put all the ingredients except tadka items in cooker , sprinkle a tablesp of water and close the cooker.
2).Pressure cook the contents for 2 wishtles. When steam comes down,open the cooker.Gently mash the contents with a potato masher, keep it aside.
3).Heat oil in a a kadai, prepare tadka with mustard seeds, methi,dals, hing,red chilli pieces,garlic, curry leaves and fry till dals change colour.
4).Add tadka to mashed gongura peanut mix. Stir well and keep cooker on low flame for 2 minutes and remove.Serve this bajji with hot plain rice along with little desi ghee. You can serve it with dosa/ chapathi etc.also.
Tip:
If fresh peanuts are not available you can soak dry nuts over night and use.