Peanut Jaggery Chikki Recipe

Peanut Jaggery Chikki Recipe |  मूंगफली गुड़ की चिक्की | Shengdana Gur Chikki | Peanut Jaggery Brittle | How to make gur chikki with step by step instructions and video.

Peanut Jaggery Chikki Recipe adds to the festive spirit of Diwali, bringing joy and sweetness to the celebrations. It is a symphony of simple ingredients like peanuts and jaggery.

Peanut Jaggery Chikki Recipe |  मूंगफली गुड़ की चिक्की | Shengdana Gur Chikki | Peanut Jaggery Brittle is a sweet that is relished during festivals as well as winter season. Jaggery is non refined sugar made in Asia and Africa. It has less calories and more vitamins minerals as compared to refined sugar. Also peanuts are rich in proteins and various nutrients. So shed off any doubts!! You can prepare this wonderfully quick sweet and enjoy in moderation.

Why should you make Peanut Gur Chikki

It makes a delectable sweet to enoy for festivals.

Requires only a few ingredients.

Jaggery and peanuts having a warming effect on the body, hence good snacking option in winter.

Is a great energy booster.

Ingredients

For Measurements refer to the RECIPE CARD further below.

• Peanuts – without skin
• Jaggery – shredded(Use chikki Gur)
• Ghee – to give a shine to chikki and for brushing/greasing work surface
• Water – 1-2 tablespoons

Video

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How to make gur chikki with step by step instructions

1. Firstly, to roast the peanuts, keep them in a warm oven at 160 degrees Celsius for 10 minutes. Alternatively, you may dry roast on a skillet. Let them cool.

2. Secondly, grease working slab, spatula and knife.

3. Thirdly, in a wok or pan, warm a teaspoon of ghee and add the shredded jaggery ‘gur’.

4. Stir and let the jaggery melt. Add in 2 teaspoons water to the jaggery.

5. Gradually, the jaggery will start to melt. Keep stirring so that jaggery gets heated uniformly. Keep a watchful eye.

6. The melted jaggery will change from light to darker colours.

7. After about two minutes of stirring with patience do the CHECK-TEST . For this drop some a few drops of melted jaggery in a bowl of water. If jaggery is soft and stretches, continue to heat the jaggery further. Do the check test again after a minute. Now if the melted jaggery forms a hard mass in the bowl of water, then proceed to add the peanuts. Otherwise repeat again till jaggery is shiny and hard. It breaks easily and is not sticky. This is the hard ball stage. 

8. Finally, add the roasted peanuts. Put off the flame and combine the peanuts and melted jaggery till peanuts are coated well.

9. Transfer this peanut-jaggery mixture onto a greased surface. 

10. Using greased hands and spatula, smoothen, shape and roll the chikki before it sets.

11. Cut into desired shapes. Let chikki cool down. Serve this for festive occasions.

12. Store the remaining in air tight container

Tips:

• You can use peanuts with peels.after roasting the peanuts rub off the peels and then use. 
• Be watchful and accurate in testing the hard ball stage. The taste and texture of the brittle depends on this. 
• Maintain low to medium flame for preparing this chikki

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Recipe

Peanut Jaggery Chikki Recipe

neha@myculex

Peanut Jaggery Chikki Recipe is a symphony of simple ingredients such as peanuts and jaggery. It adds to the festive spirit of Diwali, bringing joy and sweetness to the celebrations. Peanut jaggery chikki can help in providing warmth and comfort during the chilly winter season. .

5 from 6 votes

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Course Sweets

Cuisine Indian, Sindhi Cuisine

Servings 4 people

Equipment

• heavy bottom pan
• wooden spatula
• Rolling Pin

Ingredients

  

• 1 cup peanuts without skin
• 3/4 cup jaggery shredded. Use Chikki Gur.
• 2-3 tsp water
• 1 tsp Ghee

Instructions

 

• Firstly, to roast the peanuts, keep them in a warm oven at 160 degrees Celsius for 10 minutes. Alternatively, you may dry roast on a skillet. Let them cool.
• Secondly, grease working slab, spatula and knife.
• Thirdly, in a wok or pan, warm a teaspoon of ghee and add the shredded jaggery ‘gur’.
• Stir and let the jaggery melt. Add in 2 teaspoons water to the jaggery.
• Gradually, the jaggery will start to melt. Keep stirring so that jaggery gets heated uniformly. Keep a watchful eye.
• The melted jaggery will change from light to darker colours.
• After about two minutes of stirring with patience do the CHECK-TEST . For this drop some a few drops of melted jaggery in a bowl of water. If jaggery is soft and stretches, continue to heat the jaggery further. Do the check test again after a minute. Now if the melted jaggery forms a hard mass in the bowl of water, then proceed to add the peanuts. Otherwise repeat again till jaggery is shiny and hard. It breaks easily and is not sticky. This is the hard ball stage.
• Finally, add the roasted peanuts. Put off the flame and combine the peanuts and melted jaggery till peanuts are coated well.
• Transfer this peanut-jaggery mixture onto a greased surface.
• Using greased hands and spatula, smoothen, shape and roll the chikki before it sets.
• Cut into desired shapes. Let chikki cool down. Serve this for festive occasions.
• Store the remaining in airtight container.

Notes

• You can use peanuts with peels. After roasting the peanuts rub off the peels and then use. 
• Be watchful and accurate in testing the hard ball stage. The taste and texture of the brittle depends on this. 
• Maintain low to medium flame for preparing this chikki.

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