Peanut Chikki | Kadalai Burfi | Peanut Brittle
Kadalai burfi, peanut brittle a quick and easy sweet snack made with roasted peanuts and jaggery. A delicious and healthy homemade snack.
Servings 8
Calories
Ingredients
- ½ Cup Peanuts skinless
- ¼ cup grated jaggery
- 3-4 pods cardamom, seeds alone crushed
- 1 tablespoon desiccated coconut optional
- 1 tablespoon of toasted white sesame seeds optional
Instructions
- Before switching on the stove, lets prep the table. Grate the jaggery and keep it ready. Crush cardamom pods and discard the skin, crush the seeds well and keep aside. Grease a small plate with ghee and keep it ready
- If you are using peanuts with skin, then we have a little work. Roast the peanuts in medium flame, until you hear crackle sound. Take the peanuts in a wide plate and rub it with kitchen towel to remove the skin. I had a big bamboo dustpan, i took the peanuts in it and rubbed it well and removed the skin.
- Now lets prepare the jaggery syrup, take the grated jaggery in a pan, add 2 tablespoon of water and heat it, when it melts, strain for impurities and take the jaggery water again to the stove.
- When it starts bubbling well, check for hard ball consistency, use a spoon, dip it in the syrup and drop it in a bowl of water, you should be able to roll the dropped syrup into a ball.
- Now add the roasted peanuts, crushed cardamom, coconut and sesame, give it a quick stir. Take it off the stove, pour it on the greased plate. Use a parchment paper and flatten the top.
- I made another chikki with peanuts and sesame, used the same measurements, but used ¼ cup sesame seeds extra.
- Let the chikki set, for about 30 minutes. Then carefully run a blunt knife around the corners of the greased plate, invert the chikki on a flat surface, cut and serve.
- Cover the unused chikki tightly with a plastic wrap and store in on the kitchen counter. Stays good for days