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Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Peanut Chikki/Kadala Mittai

One of my favourite sweet is peanut chikki..whenever i go to Indian grocery, we always used to pick these mittai..everyone at home like to have them..last time when i went to indian grocery, i took a packet of raw peanuts, thought of making chutneys..back  home i tried it out as kadala mittai..no wonder they vanished within few minutes..i never thought i can prepare them very easily..here we go..


1cup Jaggery
1 1/2cup Roasted Peanuts
1tsp Cardamom powder
1pinch Salt
2tsp Rice flour

Heat 1/4cup of water n add the jaggery in a thick bottomed pan...heat it in medium flame until the jaggery get well dissolved...strain the jaggery water with a strainer, this helps to omit the mud n other impurities presents in the jaggery...

Heat now in high flame, they will start bubbling vigorously...stir them continously, once they turn thick, just put a drop of the jaggery in cold water n roll them, if u r able to roll them, its perfect to add the roasted peanuts n cardamom powder as well as salt..add everything n stir them well...

Prepare a plate, sprinkle the rice flour , now pour the peanut n jaggery mixture to the plate..take a small ball n roll them in our palm..let them cool n arrange them in air tightened box..

Yummy Kadala Mittai!!!!!

14 comments:

  1. for wat r we using salt n rice flour? i tot we can substitute sugar for jaggery.... can we?
    i read tis recipe somewhere n bookmarked to try.

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  2. Rice flour helps hot jaggery not to get stick with the plate instead of greasing i used rice flour n for salt, they will enhance the taste, i usually add a pinch of salt while preparing any sort of sweet dishes, yea can do very well with sugar, but i prefer jaggery...

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  3. Umm you are so rite dear everyone love peanuts chikkis...your mittai looks so yummy

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  4. Nice explanation. Will give a try n tell... yummy mittai :)

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  5. Thanks priti for dropping ur comment..

    Thanks ramyaa.. give a try n lemme know..

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  6. We too use rice flour to make balls easily without sticking in hands...it vanishes in seconds in our house too...

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  7. Priya,
    Cant forget kadalai mittai, I remember my childhood days where I used to get from shops in India. Very easy and tastu treat in minutes. Thanks for sharing

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  8. itz looking so nice priya. will u give me all the 5 mittai which is placed in the cut,yeah tempting to have!!!!!!!!

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  9. Thanks EC...cool to hear the same from u too..

    Thanks ABhi athu oru nila kaalam illaya..

    Viji thanks again, pls take viji..no problem at all..hehehe

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  10. Priya... tried it with sugar... It was yummy.... could not stop having it... will try with jaggery next ;)

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  11. Sounds easy..We love this too..Should try this..

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  12. Try it out divya, yep they r easy to do..u wont stop having them once they r prepared...

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  13. One of my favourites, this recipe looks simple, will try out soon.

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