Peanut Chikki | Peanut Brittle

Peanut or Groundnut Chikki is a healthy, sweet, crumbly, crispy and caramelized candy which is made with few ingredients and it comes out to be really delicious!

It's a great replacement of chocolate for kids and it's sweet and healthy too!

Ingredients:
Peanuts/Groundnut, 1 cup
Jaggery, 1 cup
Ghee/butter, 1-2 tblspn
Cardamom powder, 1/4 tspn

Recipe:

• In a pan, roast peanuts on low till they become golden brown.
• Let it cool, remove its skin.
• Break them into halves.
• Now with the help of a rolling pin  or a morsel crush them coarsely. Keep aside.

• Grease a plate in which we will set the chikkis. Keep aside.

• In a thick bottom wok or pan, add 1 tblspn of ghee.

• When it melts, add jaggery, its better to add it in powdered form so it melts quickly. Add 2 tblspn of water.

• Let the jaggery melt, make sure to stir it and do not leave it unattended.
• After 6-7 minutes, the bubbles will form on top.

• Check if its ready to be set. For doing this, drop few drops of melted jaggery in a bowl filled with water. After a few seconds it becomes hard and when you drop it from little height it sounds like a glass, and if you break it, you can hear the snap sound ! So It's ready to be set.
• Switch off the flame.
• Mix peanuts with the jaggery and mix them well till peanuts are well coated with the syrup and do it quickly.
• Now pour this on a greased plate.
• Flatten it with the help of a rolling pin.

• While its still hot, mark a cut with a knife, vertically and horizontally with 2" gap.
• Let it sit till it completely cools down.
• Break through the cuts
• Store them in an airtight container and enjoy whenever you like!

Notes:

• Do not overcook the jaggery syrup else it won't set.
• The color of the chikkis depend on the color of the jaggery.
• If it doesn't come out to be perfect, do not worry and try next time.
• Consistency of jaggery is very important. If you add peanuts to soft ball consistent jaggery syrup, then you will not get the glaze look on the chikki. Hard ball consistency jaggery syrup is perfect to obtain the glazing textured peanut brittle.
• You can add ginger powder for flavoring.