Uttrayan Special Recipe - Chocolaty Peanut Chikki

Name: Uttrayan Special Recipe - Chocolaty Peanut Chikki
Cuisine: En

Uttrayan - Makarsakrantiis celebrated on 14th of January every year. From this day sun starts to travel northwards making the decline of winter. After makarsakranti the days become longer, the skies clearer and the breeze cooler. In Gujaratwe celebrates 2000 festivals every year. On this day we flies kits and balloons in sky from our terraces.

And above all it is a untold trend to eat undhiya - mix vegetable, jalebi, guava, sugarcane and ofcource different types of chikkis. They may be made from jaggery with the combination of sesame seeds, peanuts, puffed rice and dry fruits also. But today in this recipe we are going to make some thing different. Last year when I tried to make this peanut chikki with chocolate flavor it was amazing. So, I thought to share this with you. I think to make chikki at home is little tricky. But with some passions it may give best result. So, try this innovative Chocolaty Peanut Chikkifor your kid and family and impress them.

Preparation time - 5 to 7 minutes
Cooking time - 5 to 7 minutes
Ingredients to make Chocolaty Peanut Chikki:

1 cup jaggery - gated

1 1/2 cups crushed peanut

1 1/2 table spoon cocoa powder

1/2 table spoon drinking chocolate powder

Ghee for greasing

Method to Make Chocolaty Peanut Chikki:
First of all grease a flate surface with ghee. Also grease rolling pin.In a non stick pan add grated jaggery and cook at very small flame. Cook till jaggery chashni is ready. ( To check the chashni take 2 to 3 table spoon water in a small bowl and put a drop of hot jaggery chashni in it. If turns in firm ball)If it is ready add cocoa powder and drinking chocolate powder to it. Shut down the flame and then add roasted and crushed peanuts to it. Mix well. (I crushed peanuts in chilli cutter.)

Immediately spread over greased surface with the help of greased rolling pin. You may take a back side of plate also.Cut in desire shape with sharp knife or pizza cutter when hot. Let it cool at room temperature for 4 to 5 minutes and then remove from greased surface to another plate. When totally cool it will give crisp sound. Now your Chocolaty Peanut Chikkiis ready to eat.

Tips: Same method can be used for chocolaty sesame chikki and chocolaty mumra - puffed rice chikki. Use roasted sesame seeds or mumra instead of peanuts.Always remove skin from peanuts.

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