(Ambika) Peanuts 500g

The small oval shaped nuts are derived from pods of ground nuts. In the Indian subcontinent, peanuts are a light snack, usually roasted and salted (sometimes with the addition of chilli powder), and often sold roasted in pods or boiled with salt. They are also made into dessert or sweet snack of peanut brittle by processing with refined sugar and jaggery. Indian cuisine uses roasted, crushed peanuts to give a crunchy body to salads; they are added whole (without pods) to leafy vegetable stews for the same reason. In Southeast Asian cuisine, such as in Malaysia, Vietnam, and Indonesia, they are typically made into a spicy sauce.