Peanut Chikki (Peanut Brittle)

- Submitted by Dahlia

(Kadalai Muttai, Moongphali Chikki)

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Kadalai Muttai or Moongphali Chikki or Peanut Brittle is a quick snack made with roasted peanuts and caramel syrup. This is a very famous in Tamilnadu.

Recipe For Peanut Chikki

Ingredients

• Peanuts - 1 cup (roasted)
• Sugar / Jaggery / Brown sugar - 3/4 cup
• Cardamon Powder - 1/4 tsp

Method

1. Melt the sugar (or brown sugar) in a non-stick pan till it turns honey brown in color.
2. Crush the peanuts and add it to the melted sugar with a pinch of cardamom powder.

   

3. Put this mixture immediately into a greased plate or tray.

   

4. Spread it to the desired thickness using a rolling pin.
5. Immediately cut it with a greased knife.
6. After it cools, separate the pieces and store in air tight containers.

Tips

• You can make the same chikkis with sesame seeds, cashews and other nuts too.

Variations

• When the mixture is cool enough to handle you can make small balls out of it. This is called Kadalai urundai (Peanut balls). It is usually made during the Tamil festivals Kaarthigai Deepam.

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