Peanut Chikki Recipe with Sugar

Peanut chikki is an easy and delicious snack with caramelized sugar and peanuts. It is simple to make at home with only 2 ingredients and stays good for a month.

Peanut Chikki with Jaggery:

Jaggery is a healthy alternative to sugar. It is an excellent source of antioxidants, iron, and minerals. It gives a delicious and unique taste to the dishes. It is widely used in Indian cuisine.

You can use jaggery in this recipe. Just melt the jaggery like sugar, add crushed peanuts, mix well, transfer to the parchment paper, roll using the rolling pin, and cut them into squares using a sharp knife when it is still warm, bread down into squares and serve or store in an airtight container. Ragi Peanut Ladoo, Sweet Dosa, Unniyappam and Oats Sesame Ladoo are the delicious recipes using jaggery.

Smart Cooking Tips:

1. Melt the sugar without adding water for a nice crunchy chikki.

2. Keep the parchment paper, rolling pin and a knife ready because you have to do all the steps like rolling and shaping the chikkis quickly before it is getting cool down. Once it is cooled down it becomes hard and difficult to shape the chikkis.

1. If the peanut mixture becomes hard, heat it slightly until the mixture becomes soft.

2. Melt the sugar over a medium heat to avoid the syrup getting burned.

3. Add crushed peanuts to the sugar syrup and mix well immediately.

How to roast peanut in the microwave oven?

Roasting the peanuts is a time-consuming task. You can roast the peanuts in the microwave oven quickly with less effort. Roasted and skinned peanuts are easily available in the grocery store. You can use that too. If you want to roast the peanuts in bulk, you can roast it in the conventional oven.

1. In a microwave-safe bowl, spread the peanuts in a single layer and roast for 3 to 4 minutes until the peanut skin rip off or until the color changes lightly golden brown. Take out the peanuts every 1-minute interval and give a quick mix.

1. In a microwave-safe bowl, spread the peanuts in a single layer and roast for 3 to 4 minutes until the peanut skin rip off or until the color changes lightly golden brown. Take out the peanuts every 1-minute interval and give a quick mix.

Peanut Chikki Recipe with Sugar

Peanut chikki is an easy and delicious snack with caramelized sugar and peanuts. It is simple to make at home with only 2 ingredients and stays good for a month.

• 2 cups Peanuts
• 1.50 cup Sugar

1. In a microwave-safe plate, spread the peanuts in a single layer and roast the peanuts for 4 to 5 minutes until crispy or until the color changes to golden brown. Take out the peanuts at every single minute and give a quick mix.

2. Allow the peanuts to cool, rub in between your palms and remove the skin. Pulse the peanuts in a blender or mixer until the coarse powder.

3. Grease the rolling pin and knife with ghee and keep it ready. It helps to roll and shape the chikkis smoothly.

4. In a pan, add sugar and melt over a low to medium heat without adding water. Add crushed peanuts and mix well quickly.

5. Transfer the peanut mixture on a parchment paper and roll into flat using a rolling pin. 

6. Cut them into small squares using a sharp knife when it is still warm, break down into small squares and serve or store in an airtight container.

How to serve peanut chikki?

Serve peanut chikki as a snack or dessert.

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