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Microwave Roasted Spicy Peanuts
Microwave roasted spicy peanuts are a quick, 5 minutes, healthy, vegan, and a protein rich snack. Great to serve with tea, after school or even as a light meal.
Course Snack
Cuisine Indian
Prep Time 2 minutes minutes
Cook Time 3 minutes minutes
Total Time 5 minutes minutes
Servings 1
Calories
½ cup Peanuts ¼ – ½ teaspoon Oil ¼ – ½ teaspoon crushed Garlic ½ tsp. Chili Powder adjust to taste ¼ tsp. Salt adjust to taste ⅛ tsp. Chaat Masala 1 – 2 tablespoon chopped Onions as per choice Cilantro ~ Coriander Leaves for garnish
Take peanuts and oil in a microwave safe bowl, and toss until oil coats the peanuts.
Microwave for 1 minute, remove and toss the peanuts.
Microwave for another 1 ½ minutes, tossing every 30 seconds to evenly roast the peanuts.
When the peanuts are still hot, add rest of the ingredients except cilantro and mix well.
Garnish with cilantro and serve.
Temperatures vary from microwave to microwave. Use the cooking time as a guideline to roast peanuts in microwave.
Dry roasting peanuts also taste good and feel free to skip oil.
You can roast peanuts even on a stovetop or use pre-roasted peanuts.