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Peanut Brittle|Groundnut ckikki| Moongphali Chikki

Main ingredients: peanuts and jaggery
levels of cooking: Medium
Course sweet snacks, sweets & Desserts
Cuisine Indian
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 6
Calories 384kcal
Author Swati Paathak

Ingredients

  • 2 cup Peanuts
  • 150 gram jaggery Gur
  • 1.5 teaspoon Clarified butter ghee

Instructions

Preparation:

  • Grease a thali and rolling pin with ghee or line the sheet with foil.
  • Dry roast peanuts on medium heat in a heavy bottom pan for 5-8 minutes or till crispy. Stir continuously to prevent burning.
  • Peel off the skin, after 3-4 minutes while they are little warm.

Method:

  • Heat ghee in a heavy bottom pan, add jaggery and cook on medium flame stir it continuously.
  • Cook and stir it continuously on low flame for 4-5 minutes, till a thick syrup, is formed.
  • Add the peanuts in jaggery syrup. Mix well.
  • Now transfer entire mixture on the greased plate or a smooth greased stone surface.
  • Roll it out thinly with a greased rolling pin.
  • Cut them into square pieces using a sharp knife.

Notes

  • Don’t heat jaggery for a long time, it will turn hard.
  • This recipe uses jaggery to make chikki you can replace it with sugar as well.