Quick & Tasty Groundnut Snacks: Spicy Peanuts and Peanut Chikki

• 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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