Peanut Chikki. Groundnut Ckikki, Moongphali Chikki

By Swati Paathak @spicyvegrecipes

Peanut chikki/ Groundnut ckikki/ Moongphali chikki/ sing dana chikki


Peanut chikki


Peanut Chikki (Peanut Brittle) is very popular in India.It is healthy and delicious chikki. It is  prepared by mixing of peanuts and thick jaggery syrup.

If you like peanuts, definitely you will like this chikki.

Peanut Chikki Recipe (Step by step directions)

Prep Time: 15 min         Cook Time:20 min          serves 4 

Main Ingredients: Peanuts and jaggery

Recipe Type: sweet snacks
cuisine: Indian      
Level of cooking: easy

Ingredients: 

250 grams Peanuts
200-gram jaggery(Gur)
2 teaspoon Clarified butter (ghee)

Method:

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.



Grease the kitchen counter top or a thali and  rolling pin with ghee. 


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. 


To check the consistency of jaggery syrup put a drop of jaggery syrup in cold water.
If it turns into a solid jaggery drop and sit at the bottom of a bowl then it is ready.


Add the peanuts in jaggery syrup. Mix well.



Transfer immediately it over previously grease surface.

Quickly roll the mixture flat as thin as possible using a greased rolling pin.


Let it cool slightly before cutting into the desired shape and size with a knife.

When they have cooled, separate the pieces. 
Store it in the airtight container.

Note:

  • 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.