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Saturday, June 6, 2009

Peanut Brittle (Kadalai Muttai, Chikki)

Ingredients

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





Method

1. Melt the sugar/brown sugar in a non-stick pan till it turns honey brown in colour.
2. Crush the peanuts and add it to the melted sugar with a pinch of cardomon powder.
3. Put this mixture immediately into a greased plate or tray.
4. Spread it to the desired thickness using a rolling pin.
5. Immedietly 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.