This is an ever-popular snack of all Indian families for this cold winter. I know I'm a bit late to share this wonderful recipe but you can also eat this snack in any season and it must for a healthy life, and not for Winter only. Because the Peanut Chikki contains Peanuts and Jaggery and there are so many Health Benefits and Nutritions in this recipe that most people unaware of and should keep this delicious recipe in our healthy diet.
And let me tell you some amazing facts about these two POWERFUL INGREDIENTS (Peanuts & Jaggery), and then we can head into our nutritious recipe.
Jaggery
Jaggery (Sugar cane, Brown sugar, Gur), we all know from different names but the properties and nutritions are everywhere. Jaggery is a sweetener that is becoming very popular these days as a healthy replacement of Sugar. And we can also say that it is a "Superfood Sweetener". It is an unrefined sugar product made in Asia and the Americas, sometimes it is also referred to as"non-centrifugal sugar" because it's not spun during the processing to remove nutritious molasses.
Jaggery
The world's 70% production of jaggery takes place in India and it is commonly called "gur"(or) "gud". It's most often made with sugar cane. However, Jaggery made from date palm is also common in many countries. It rich in Iron and Potassium and magnesium and the most amazing thing is it has 0.1g fat out of 100gm of sugar cane. isn't it amazing!
Peanuts
Peanuts (Arachis Hypogaea) are a legume that is originated in South America. They have a variety of names such as groundnut, earthnuts, and goober...etc. In many countries, peanuts are rarely eaten raw because we invent so many mouth-watering recipes, and mostly the peanuts are consumed roasted or as peanut butter. It's used in many foods like desserts, cakes, confectionery, snacks, and sauces. It contains lots of fat, protein and so many other healthy nutrients and may be useful for weight loss.
Peanuts are a very good source of monosaturated fats that is important to our heart health and Vitamin E.There are a lot of ways to use in our daily diet stay healthy and fit by using it to make delicious recipes. I know it is rich in fats but the risk of Cardiovascular disease reduces.
And we all know their so many benefits of eating these two powerful ingredients so let us jump into our sweet recipe.
Peanut Chikki (Peanut Brittle)
Ingredients:
- 150 grams of Peanuts
- 100 grams of Jaggery
- Refined oil (or) Desi ghee
- Pinch of Cardamon powder
- Water as required.
* If you are using the unroasted peanuts then in a pan add the peanuts and roast it to 5 min till it becomes crunchy so that you can easily remove the husk when it's cool down.
* Now cut the Jaggery into small pieces and add this into a pan, keep the gas on medium flame so that it won't burn.
* And stir with the spatula until it gets dissolved completely.
* Add 2 tsp of water or as required, a pinch of cardamom powder and 1 tsp of Ghee and keep on mixing, it gives shine and a good texture to make crispy chikki.
* Let the bubbles float on the jaggery syrup and don't stop your spatula.
* Syrup will bubble a lot initially and keep on stirring until it thickens.
* You can also use a bowl of cold water to check it's consistency ( add a drop of syrup into the bowl of cold water and if it's not sticking to your finger that means it's done)
* At this consistency add the roasted peanuts or you can use crushed peanuts and mix well.
* Don't let it cool, because you can't make thin brittles (or) can't give any shape to it.
* Add this mixture into a greasing pan and roll it evenly with a rolling pin.
* Let it cool completely and cut into pieces with a sharp knife.
May be these steps are looking hard to see but once you prepare that, you wanna make it again and again. Enjoy this Crispy Peanut Brittles (Chikki) with your family and loved ones.
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