Add red chilli, ginger, garlic and onion in the pan and fry for 3-4 minutes.
Add them in the plate with peanuts.
Let the peanuts and other ingredients cool.
Transfer them in a grinder along with tamarind and salt.
Add some water and grind to make a smooth chutney.
For tempering, heat oil in a pan.
Once the oil is hot, add mustard seeds, cumin seeds and hing and let them crackle for a few seconds.
Add urad dal and fry until browned.
Add curry leaves.
Pour the tempering over the chutney and mix well.
Serve the chutney with dosa, idli or rice dal.
Notes
To make a very basic version of peanut Chutney, add 1 cup roasted peanuts, 2 tablespoon curd, salt and pepper in a blender and blend until smooth. Give it a tempering of mustard seeds, hing and dry red chillies.You can add tomato and fresh coriander to this chutney as well.You can also add grated fresh coconut in this chutney.