Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Mixed Nuts and Seeds Brittle/Chikki

Today is our last day of blogging marathon, hope i didnt bored you all with my non stop peanut recipes,this brittle is my last post for this week of blogging marathon as i choosed peanuts as main ingredient..Check out the other marathoners running this 16th edition of blogging marathon with me here.When we were kids, my mom used to make quite often chikkis with peanuts for our snacks.She used to make big batch and we used to munch them for many days. Obviously those yummy peanut treats are my most favourite when i was kid.Few days back,my mom send me a parcel from India with a huge packet of raw peanuts and cashews, my sweet tooth started craving for those aromatic and crunchy munchy treats.

Without any hesitation,i prepared a mixed nuts and seeds brittle with roasted nuts like peanuts, almonds,pistachios,cashews and with mixed seeds like flax seeds,sesame seeds and few sunflower seeds.Needless to say these chikkis are quite addictive and we couldnt stop munching these addictive beauties.These chikkis get vanished very much quickly once they get cooled.Sending to Show Me Your Hits - Iron Rich Foods hosted by Julie,event by Sangee &to Amina's Guest Quest. .



1/2cup Raw peanuts
1/4cup Almonds
1/4cup Cashews
1/4cup Pistachios
1/3cup Sesame seeds
2tbsp Flax seeds
2tbsp Sunflower seeds
1+1/2cups Jaggery
Pinch Salt
1tsp Cardamom powder

Roast the peanuts in a pan and remove the skins and keep aside.In the same pan, dry roast the almonds,cashews,pistachios one by one until a nice aroma comes out.

Heat 1/4cup of water in a heavy bottomed vessel, add the jaggery...heat it in medium flame until the jaggery get well dissolved.Strain the jaggery water with a strainer, this helps to get rid of the mud and other impurities presents in the jaggery.

Heat now in high flame, they will start bubbling vigorously.Stir them continously, once they turn thick, just put a drop of the jaggery in cold water and roll them, if you are able to roll them.

Add the roasted peanuts,almonds,cashews,pistachios,sesame seeds,flax seeds,sunflower seeds and cardamom powder and salt to the jaggery syrup.Stir well until its turns thick.

Grease a plate,pour this mixture and let them cool completely. Cut this brittle as you desire and conserve them in an air tightened box and enjoy.

52 comments:

Devi said...

Oh wow! I've never tried chikki at home.. but now I'm tempted to :) Looks yummy!!..

Achu's Amma's Kitchen said...

wow super yummy ..very tempting and loved the color

Sangeetha said...

mixed nuts n seeds brittle sounds very delicious n equally healthy Priya...really i enjoyed your peanut entrees...great n innovative recipes...Amazing!!
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maha said...

awesum chikis.i just love these

Kannada Cuisine said...

Love chikki!

Jay said...

yummm...looks soooooooper tempting & perfect
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Pushpa said...

Delicious snack.

Julie said...

Wow..delicious chikki..yummy yum!!

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Srimathi said...

I love this recipe Priya. We all spend an arm and foot for buying the chikki's.

simran said...

its been great to see all the peanut recipes that you have come up with!....this chikki is really looking awesome!

Akila said...

Wow perfectly done.... Just like rajaram's bars...

Shanavi said...

Priya..OMG..drooling over the pics..awesome combos and ofcourse love the brittle..so glazy..crisp

asiyao said...

Wow!Looks great & delicious.

Deepa G Joshi said...

Am a die hard fan of Chikki's. It's a regular thing to buy chikki's when we traveled pune-mumbai.

I will try this, looks easy and am sure it's awesomely tasty.

Mélange said...

Having real twist to usual chikkis there,I wonder how the taste will be with the addition of flax seeds and sunflower seeds..Truly healthy Priya.No doubt on that.

Sangeetha Nambi said...

Recollecting my childhood memories... Love it everytime...

Supriya's Rasoi said...

great chikki recipe. You reminded me of the famous lonavala chikki.

Jillu said...

Lovely Chikki Priya...

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radha said...

Nice idea to try out with different nuts. And it looks so good.

Paaka Shaale said...

These chikkis looks amazing. They turned out perfectly :)

Sanjeeta kk said...

A healthy, yum and filling treat!

faseela said...

i too have the mixed nuts chikki in my drafts....lovely idea of adding seeds too in it.......

vaishali sabnani said...

a crunchy piece.is enough for me Priya..lovely color..texture..n absolutely fantastic idea to incorporate those healthy seeds in it!

PT said...

i am drooling over this lovely and delicious chikki..

Chitra said...

Lovely chikis , perfectly made :)

Sanika N said...

Chikki Looks amazing and perfectly done...hats off to you :)

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Divya Pramil said...

Delicious..Aha there..I told you, you are in love with the peanuts.. :)
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PJ said...

Looks perfect Priya. Enjoyed all your peanut recipes and great to run the marathon with u :)

Shanthi said...

Awesome and crunchy

Tina said...

Looks yummy.

Bergamot said...

Homemade Chikki. Would love to have a piece. Looks really brittle and tasty

Spice up the Curry said...

I always make chikki using only one nut. never made with mixed nuts. will try some time. nice one

Laavanya said...

My husband is a big fan of kadalai mittai - this one with various kinds of nuts looks so amazing!

Renuka said...

This looks so good Priya! must try..

~Lexibule~ said...

J'aime tellement ce genre de petites bouchées;) Bon mardi!!!xxx

Happy Cook / Finla said...

I love these especially as they are made with jaggery.

Sensible Vegetarian said...

A great finale to the Peanut marathon Priya, looks superb.

Anu said...

Healthy chiikis with all different nuts, feel like grabbing one.

Rachana said...

Those chikki looks so crunchy and delicious.

Vidhya said...

I love brittles and this mixed nuts brittle sounds awesome.

ramya anand said...

Healthy snack..

Jayashree said...

Wow....such perfect little squares.

Suma Gandlur said...

Wow Priya, They look absolutely fabulous. Never tried the combination of nuts and seeds to prepare chikis.

Roshni said...

love these... can have a box full of it

Chef Mireille said...

all those nuts & seeds - how healthy!

Elisabeth said...

I love, love, your amazing brittle with the addition of the nuts, and seeds, so crunchy, and delicious!

Nalini's Kitchen said...

Superoooo super Priya,pefectly made,looks awesome...

Srivalli said...

Wow that looks so tempting priya..thank you for yet another wonderful BM..

Bhamathy said...

Peanut brittles r my fav.. ur addition of nuts makes it tempting

Julie said...

Thanx for linking Priya to the event,please add the link & logo too dear..:-)

Priyanka Agrawal said...

u r amazing! i've never tried making something like this

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