Most times goodness comes in small measures. Take these peanut jaggery balls, for instance, there is none that can resist yet they are not easy to make. Amma had made these a while ago, in fact, it has been two months now when making Manoharam, she said we can make these also as it's one of my favorite. The fact that we were more interested in Manoharam and clicking more pictures we forgot the proportion of what went into these jaggery balls.
So I asked Amma to give me the exact measurement as it is very important to get the right consistency of the jaggary threads. Else you will end up having brittle balls, that will fall apart right away.
Peanut Chikkis in flat bars is very famous in our parts. We never fail to pick up a handful during shopping. The problem with me is, I never know what these are called locally. Most times I refer to these in Telugu and never bother finding out what it is called in Tamil.
Anyway, the simple fact is it rules! As peanut and fried gram have gone into these, they make a great powerhouse of energy for kids. You can pack these for their snacks and you can snack on them too for a change. The last batch that was made, was mostly consumed by yours truly. Felt I had to make for the kids again. Chinnu loves groundnut, so getting him to eat it with Jaggary is an added advantage.
I was supposed to post this for the Finger Food, then felt it asked for a different type of finger food, not a sweet included. Well, I will be doing the round-up in a couple of day's time.
Ingredients Needed
Peanut and Fried Gram - 3 cups
Jaggery - 1 cup
Ghee - 2 tsp
Jaggery - 1 cup
Ghee - 2 tsp
Method to prepare:
Take roasted ground nuts and fried grams together. Keep it aside.Boil the jaggery in a thick bottom pan and remove the scum if any. Then add the ghee, continue boiling till you get a thread consistency that makes a ball of the jaggary. Be careful when you check this consistency. This ball thickness is normally done by dropping a tiny drop in water and rolling it into a ball. When you get a perfect ball it means it is done.
Add the nuts into the pan and mix well. You can allow it to get cool a bit before attempting to make the balls. If required dip your hands in water lightly and make balls.
Place them on a plate for it to cool further before storing these in an airtight container.
Recipe
Peanut & Fried Gram Chikki Balls | Verusenaga mariyu Senaga pappu Undrallu | Indian Sweets | Diwali Sweets
Ingredients
- 3 cups Peanut and Fried Gram
- 1 cup Jaggery
- 2 tsp Ghee
Instructions
How to make Peanut & Fried Gram Chikki Balls
- Take roasted ground nuts and fried grams together. Keep it aside.
- Boil the jaggery in a thick bottom pan and remove the scum if any.
- Then, add the ghee, continue boiling till you get a thread consistency that makes a ball of the jaggary. Be careful when you check this consistency. This ball thickness is normally done by dropping a tiny drop in water and rolling it into a ball. When you get a perfect ball it means it is done.
- Add the nuts into the pan and mix well. You can allow it to get cool a bit before attempting to make the balls. If required, dip your hands in water lightly and make balls.
- Place them on a plate for it to cool further before storing these in an airtight container.
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deepti says
Lovely Snacks for any time...Healthy option for kids..Happy Diwali in advance
Smitha says
used to love them as a kid!!..the peanutty flavor with sweet jaggery!...thanx for reminding me...
Paaka Shaale says
You've brought back my childhood memories with these chikkis. Loved them 🙂
solid wood furniture says
This looks so delicious! I would love to try and make some for the Halloween.
notyet100 says
ummm perfect,..:-)
Coral says
lovely snacks for my kids !
Divya Vikram says
Wish i could pick one from that plate! Looks so appetizing Valli..