Oct 03 2006
Peanut Jaggery Candy – Chikki/Palli patti
The famous Indian candy ‘Chikki’ needs no introduction. I still remember buying a little 1″ x 1″ piece of chikki for 5 paise during my school days from the “out-of-bounds” vendor infront of the school gate. This action was usually followed by a bashing from mom and dad.
My grandmom makes the best of best chikki. I gave it a shot last week and it turned nearly like the one below. The image source is arsworldwide.com
–ingredients–
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Sesame seeds – 2 tbsp
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Peanuts – 1/2 lb
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Jaggery – 1lb
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Cardamom powder – 1/2 tsp
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Ghee – 1tbsp
–procedure–
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Dry roast the peanuts, deskin and keep aside. Crush the peanuts slightly by using hand mortar/pestle or by ’pulsing’ in the blender for 2 mins.
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Dry roast the sesame sees, cool and keep aside.
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In a pan take some water and add crushed jaggery to it. Take about 1.5 times the amount of jaggery.
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Boil the solution to thicken. Test by taking a drop of this into a bowl of cold water. The drop should solidify immediately. The consistency if very important for the success of the chikki. Add the cardamom powder and stir well.
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Remove from heat and add crushed peanuts and sesame immediately. There should be more solution than the peanut-sesame combination. The more the better.
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Grease a plate with oil and spread over the above mixture. Cut into squares and let it cool.
Notes
~~ Nutrition info: Belongs to the meat and nuts food group. Savor this as a snack to meet your nurtition needs for the group.
~~ One can replace peanuts with any other nut in this recipe. (Cashews/skinned almonds etc)
~~ Keep the greased plate ready even before you start boiling the jaggery and water. The solution will solidify immediately so you need to get a head start by keeping everything ready.
Do they even have a 5paise coin anymore in India? Nice post there. Good to see your posts after a long time.
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I will try making this today. I am tired of getting peanut brittle from india that has all the stones
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You have mentioned water…in your recipe…can you please give me the exact ratio of water to jaggery ( water – ltrs and jaggery – grms /kg ) Pleeeease. I want to get this correct as it is my first try.Thank you!!
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