Peanut Chikki मूंगफली गुड़ की चिक्की Moong Phalli Gajak | Kunal Kapur Winter Lohri Recipes गजक रेवरि
Toasted peanuts cooking with jaggery (gur) make for a sweet any time snack for winters. #Gur #Chikki #गजक #मूँगफल्लिपट्टी #lohri #happylohri #kunalkapurrecipes #winterrecipes
Prep: 10 mins
Cook: 10 mins
Number of Portions: 04
Ingredients
- Gur (grated) – 2 cups
- Desi ghee – for greasing
- Peanuts (unsalted) – 2 cups
Method
- Heat a pan and add peanuts to roast them lightly.
- Remove and gently crush them so as to split them. Keep them aside.
- In a fresh pan add jaggery and then place on low heat. Allow it to melt and to start boiling.
- Once it changes colour take a spoonful and drop it in cold water.
- Remove and check if crackles between the teeth with a cracking sound.
- Also check to see it is not chewy.
- At this stage add the peanuts and mix thoroughly.
- On a chopping board or a marble top grease lightly with desi ghee.
- Remove the hot peanuts on to this greased surface and using a metal plate or a greased plastic film on top firm press it to spread it.
- Using a rolling pin roll out thin.
- Using hands give it a round shape.
- Allow it to completely cool and once hardened serve.