Thai Peanut Sauce

Recipe Source:Nita Mehta's Thai Cooking

Ingredients

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• !/4 cup Roasted salted Peanuts
• 1 Onion, finely chopped
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp Red chilli powder
• 1 tbsp oil
• 1 tsp Sugar
• 1 tsp Coriander powder
• 1 tsp Cumin Powder
• 4 to 6 Garlic flakes crushed
• 1 tbsp Butter
• 1 1/2 tsp Lemon Juice
• 1 tsp Soya sauce
• 200 ml Coconut Milk
• Fresh red chilli and peanuts for garnish

Method

1. Grind peanuts to a coarse powder and keep aside.
2. Heat 1 tbsp butter in a heavy bottom pan add crushed garlic and saute till it changes color.Add onion and cook till soft. Reduce heat and add chilli powder, coriander powder and cumin powder. Stir for few seconds.Now add 100ml coconut milk. Bring boil and keep stirring. Cook on low heat for 3minutes,stirring constantly.
3. Add crushed peanuts, sugar, lemon juice and soy sauce ans remaining 100 ml coconut milk. Bring to boil and simmer for 5 minutes stirring occasionally.
4. Serve with Chicken Satay.