Peanut Chikkis | Shengdana Chikki
a traditional Indian sweet made from roasted peanuts and jaggery,
Ingredients
- 1 cup raw peanuts(moongphali)
- 1 cup chikki jaggery(chikki gud)
- 1 tsp sugar (cheeni)
- 1 tsp clarified butter(ghee)
Instructions
- Heat a pan and add peanuts.
- Dry roast thepeanuts for 8 to 10 minutes till they turn aromatic and start changing colour.
- Allow them to cool down.
- Deskin the peanuts and break them into small pieces.
- Heat a deep non stick pan. Add thej aggery (grated or broken into small pieces).
- Simmer over a slow flame till the jaggery melts and caramalizes.
- Add sugar,ghee and mix it with the jaggery.
- To check if it is properly done, add a drop of melted jaggery in cold water. It should form a hard ball. Turn off theheat.
- At this stage, add the roasted peanuts and mix thoroughly with the melted jaggery.
- When the mixture is still warm, drop the mixture on to a parchment paper and spread it using a spatula. Allow it to cool.
- Cut into pieces. Store in anairtight container.
Notes
You can add a pinch of salt too to the melted jaggery.