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Peanut Chikki [Peanut Brittle]

March is National Peanut Month, so thought of making Peanut Chikki / Moongphali Chikki to mark this occasion. My mother used to make this for Makar Sankranti. It is a very good source of proteins and a good snack for school going kids.

Chikki

Ingredients
Peanuts, roasted - 1 cup
Jaggery [Indian Brown Sugar] - 1 cup
Ghee/ vegetable oil - 1 tsp
Dried ginger powder - 1 tsp
Water

Method
Heat ghee in a pan, add jaggery and add just enough water to melt it and cook till it boils. Test the consistency by dropping few drops in water, the drop should harden and not melt in watter. At this point add dry ginger powder and roasted peanuts. Mix and spread it on a greased plate. Cool and break them into bite size pieces and enjoy !
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Ms.Chitchat said…
Tasty crunchy peanut chikkis. Love them anytime, anywhere :)

Chitchat
March 7, 2010 at 12:52 AM
simply.food said…
Peanut chichi looks delicious and mouth watering.
March 7, 2010 at 1:28 AM
Priya said…
Woww feel like having few pieces rite now...awesome click!
March 7, 2010 at 4:25 AM
A 2 Z Vegetarian Cuisine said…
Love peanut chikki...tasty and crunchy..
March 7, 2010 at 7:50 AM
Vrinda said…
My hubby's fav..looks perfect and yummmm
March 7, 2010 at 12:48 PM
Rachana said…
tasty and yruncha chikkis...and they look so cute too:)
March 7, 2010 at 4:36 PM
Tina said…
My fav..Looks tempting and yummy...
March 7, 2010 at 11:39 PM
Suparna said…
crunchy and perfectly balanced sweetness..these look great!! good one dear
March 8, 2010 at 12:45 AM
Sailaja Damodaran said…
My hubby loves these..........
March 8, 2010 at 3:40 AM
Deepti said…
I used to enjoy these chikkis during winter time in India...yummy.
March 8, 2010 at 7:12 AM
Sushma Mallya said…
my fav chikki and its a long since i had it...i havent tried it out myself till now but would love to use your recipe ...looks delicious renu...
March 9, 2010 at 8:06 AM
Parita said…
Very true, its fantastic for kids, healthy and delicious!
March 10, 2010 at 9:15 PM
Sweta said…
Gosh-this just reminded me that I have not eaten chikki in a long time. Peanut chikki is my absolute fave snack!!
March 26, 2010 at 2:35 PM
srividhya Ravikumar said…
looks yummy... following you
April 7, 2010 at 9:05 PM
Soma Pradhan said…
Looks nice dear...I want to taste some
April 16, 2010 at 4:20 AM
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