Shelled groundnuts can be eaten raw or you can make them more flavourful by roasting, boiling, grilling or deep frying. They can be added to soups, rice, chaats and curries and even used to prepare sweets like chikkis, laddoos etc.

Benefits

Groundnuts are a rich source of energy and contains antioxidants. They protect the skin and fight stomach cancers and combat heart and nerve diseases.

Fresh groundnut contains a fibrous brown shell with 2-3 small pods inside which offers a nutty and starchy flavour.

It is a valuable source of all the nutrients, it has 50% of oil, protein content 26%, a good source of calcium, phosphorus, iron, zinc and boron.