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Peanut Brittle / Moongphali ki chikki

Make a quick snack with peanuts, sugar and hint of cardamom!
Course Snack
Cuisine Indian
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 4
Author Priya Shiva

Ingredients

  • Raw peanuts - 1 cup
  • Powdered sugar - 1 cup
  • Cardamom - 2 powdered
  • Crushed pistachios - 2 tsp
  • salt - a pinch
  • Ghee - 2 tsp

Instructions

  1. Grease a plate with oil or ghee and keep it ready.
  2. Heat a frying pan and roast peanuts on low flame for few minutes. Transfer the content on a plate.
  3. Once peanuts cool down, rub them between your fingers to remove the skin. Lightly crush them.
  4. Heat the same pan, add 2 tsp ghee, sugar, 2 tbsp water, salt and mix well. Bring it to boil. Once it starts boiling, lower the flame and keep stirring till sugar starts changing color and turns brown.
  5. Add few drops of syrup in the bowl filled with water to check consistency. It should not get dissolved in water immediately and you should be able to form a ball with it.
  6. Once you've reached that consistency, remove from flame and add roasted peanuts and cardamom. Gently mix to combine peanuts.
  7. Transfer the content onto the greased plate and spread evenly. Sprinkle some crushed pistachios over it.
  8. Cut it into equal pieces using a greased knife when it is still warm. When it completely cools down, break into pieces and store in air-tight container.

Recipe Notes

Cook on low flame as sugar burns easily.

You can even add cinnamon powder or dry ginger for flavoring.

I have used regular granulated sugar and powdered it.