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Festivals: Lohri: Shengdana Chikki

SHENGDANA CHIKKI

Shengdana Chikki


Ingredients:

1 cup Groundnuts, skinned, roasted, pounded roughly
3/4 cup Sticky Jaggery
2 tbsp Clarified Butter (ghee)

Method:
  • Heat jaggery in 1/2 cup water till the syrup is hard ball consistency.
  • Test its consistency by putting a drop in cold water -it should remain firm. Add groundnuts.
  • Grease a board and spread the groundnut-jaggery mixture.
  • Roll flat to 1 cm thickness.
  • Cut into squares when sufficiently cool and hardened.
  • Store in a container lined with butter paper.