Jaggery peanut brittle & sesame sugar candy

Ingredients

• For the Jaggery Peanut Brittle
• 200 gms of Jaggery
• 1 & 1/2 cups of peanuts
• 1 tbsp fennel seeds
• 2 tbsp ghee (clarified butter)
• 1/8 cup water
• For the Sesame Sugar Candy
• 1/2 cup sesame seeds
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/8 cup water
• 1/4 tsp cardamom powder
• 1 tsp ghee (clarified butter)

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Preparation

• For Jaggery Peanut Brittle
  
  Method:
  1. Dry roast the peanuts lightly in a pan and keep aside. You can break the peanuts in half.
  2. Heat water and add jaggery to it on medium heat. Jaggery will start to melt.
  3. Add ghee and keep stirring. All the jaggery will melt and the mixture will look like a smooth paste.
  4. Add the fennel seeds and peanuts together and mix to coat the peanuts well.
  5. Switch off the gas and pour the peanut mixture on a greased flat plate or baking sheet. Flatten it out into 1/4" thick slab.
  6. Let it cool down completely. Once cooled, break it into pieces and enjoy!!
  
  
  For Sesame Sugar Candy
  
  
  1. Lightly dry roast the sesame seeds and keep aside.
  2. Heat the water and sugar together.
  3. Add in the ghee and cardamom powder.
  4. As it boils, add the sesame seeds and mix. As mixture starts to leave the sides, switch off the gas.
  5. Drop the spoonful of mixtures onto a greased plate/parchment paper and let them cool completely.
  6. Once cooled, remove from the plate and store in airtight container.