Peanut 🥜 Chikki (sankaranti special)

Peanut 🥜 Chikki (sankaranti special)

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INGREDIENTS

• 2 cups peanut / groundnut
• 1½ cup jaggery / gud / bella
• 2 tbsp water

INSTRUCTIONS

• firstly, in a thick bottomed pan dry roast 2 cups peanut on low flame. alternatively, keep in microwave till the peanuts are roasted well.
• keep stirring continuously, so that peanuts gets roasted uniformly and do not burn.
• once the peanuts starts to separate its skin, turn off the flame and cool completely.
• peel off the skin and keep aside.
• in a large kadai, take 1½ cup of jaggery.
• add in 2 tbsp water and stir till the jaggery melts keeping flame on low.
• stir well till the jaggery melts.
• boil the jaggery syrup on low flame for 5 minutes.
• boil till the syrup turns glossy and thickens.
• check the consistency, by dropping syrup into a bowl of water, it should form hard ball and cut with a snap sound. else boil for another minute and check.
• turn off the flame add add roasted peanuts.
• stir well making sure jaggery syrup coats well.
• immediately pour the mixture to a tray lined with butter paper.
• spread and pat with the help of a small cup to smoothen the top.
• allow to cool for a minute, and when its still warm cut into pieces.
• lastly, serve peanut chikki once cooled completely, or store in a airtight container and serve for a month.

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