Peanut Chikki :
Peanut Chikki (Groundnut Chikki, Peanut Brittle) is a solid, scrumptious conventional sweet made from peanuts and jaggery. It can be eaten alone or with snacks and is an idealize substitution for chocolates. This recipe employments jaggery to make crispier chikkis more simply. In any case, you can take after tips given below to make it with sugar as well.
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 20 minutes
Serves: 4 servings
Ingredients:
| 1 cup Peanuts (groundnuts) |
| 3/4 cup Jaggery, grated or finely chopped |
| 1 tablespoon + for greasing Ghee (Clarified Butter) |
Directions for making Chikki with Jaggery:
1. Roast peanuts in a pan (ideally overwhelming pan) on a medium fire for approx. 5-6 minutes. Mix always to avoid burning.
2. Let roasted peanuts cool for 3-4 minutes. Expel its skin whereas they are small warm and break it into halves.
3. Oil the surface of the countertop or turn around the side of a huge plate and a rolling stick (belan) with ghee.
4. Warm ghee in a heavy-bottomed pan over a moo fire. Include jaggery and mix persistently on moo to medium flame.
5. When jaggery dissolves, mix and cook for approx. 4-5 minutes on moo flame.
6. Check the consistency of dissolved jaggery by dropping it in a bowl filled with water. If the jaggery drop turns into a strong drop and sits at the bottom of the bowl, at that point it is cooked something else cook it for a few more times and repeat the check.
7. Turn off the fire and include peanut parts. Blend until all peanut parts are coated with dissolved jaggery.
8. Pour the blend over the already lubed surface.
9. Rapidly roll the blend level utilizing a rolling stick. Keep its thickness around 1/3 inch.
10. Make approx 2 inches separated parallel even and vertical cuts with a cut whereas the spread is still hot.
11. hen cooled, break it into pieces store in an airtight container, and appreciate it at whatever point you like.
Follow the steps below to prepare chikki (delicate) with sugar.
- Follow the recipe from step 1 to step 3.
- Replace jaggery with 1 cup of sugar in step 4. Include and dissolve it in a warmed ghee over a moo flame.
- When sugar dissolves and begins to turn light brown, turn off the fire and include roasted peanuts.
- Follow the remaining steps (from step-7 to step 11) as given in the recipe to get ready peanut sugar chikki.
Tips and Variations:
- Color of peanut chikki depends on the jaggery. If you utilize golden brown jaggery at that point it will turn dark brown in color. If you like light brown color at that point utilize light yellow jaggery.
- Do not warm jaggery/sugar for a long time something else chikki will turn hard.
- Spread and roll out the blend on the lubed surface when it is hot. Once it cools down, it will be exceptionally troublesome to roll it out.
- Replace simmered peanuts with roasted til (sesame seeds), dry fruits or simmered chana dal (daliya dal) to make til chikki, dry fruit chikki, and simmered chana dal (daliya) chikki respectively.
Taste: Sweet
Serving Ideas: Groundnut chikki arranged with either sugar or jaggery is an incredible substitution of chocolates for kids and adults alike as it not only fulfills your sweet tooth but also gives proteins.