Quick & Tasty Groundnut Snacks: Spicy Peanuts and Peanut Chikki
- Bilkul Online | Sunday Special
- By Surayya Diler
Spicy Masala Peanuts (Crispy Tea-Time Snack)
Ingredients:
- Raw peanuts – 1 cup
- Gram flour (besan) – 4 tbsp
- Rice flour – 2 tbsp
- Red chilli powder – 1 tsp
- Turmeric – ¼ tsp
- Chaat masala – ½ tsp
- Salt – to taste
- Black salt (optional) – ¼ tsp
- Hing (asafoetida) – a pinch
- Curry leaves – few
- Water – 3–4 tbsp
- Oil – to fry
Method:
- Take raw peanuts in a bowl. Add turmeric, salt, and chilli powder.
- Sprinkle few spoons of water just enough to coat the peanuts—don’t make it watery.
- Add besan and rice flour gradually and mix well so the flour sticks evenly.
- Heat oil and drop the peanuts loosely (not in clumps).
- Fry on medium flame until golden and crispy.
- Crush fried curry leaves and sprinkle chaat masala on top.
Serve with tea or store in an airtight jar for a week.
Jaggery Peanut Chikki (Healthy Sweet Snack)
Ingredients:
- Roasted, skinless peanuts – 1 cup
- Jaggery (gud) – ¾ cup
- Ghee – 1 tsp
- Cardamom powder – ¼ tsp (optional)
Method:
- Grease a plate or flat surface with ghee.
- Heat jaggery on low flame until it melts and becomes bubbly.
- Check jaggery: drop a little in cold water; if it cracks, it’s ready.
- Add peanuts and cardamom powder, mix quickly.
- Spread the mixture immediately on the greased surface.
- Press lightly with a rolling pin and cut into squares before it hardens.
A perfect healthy crunch snack—high protein and great for kids too.
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