Kugan's Kitchen Part 6

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Dev - got it. Thanks

Here is a quick, easy nuts bar that kids would love. Unlike the store bought ones, these bars are really soft...

Nuts bar:

Nuts of choice(unsalted peanut-skinned-Roasted and very lightly crushed/cashews-slightly crushed/sesame)- 1 cup
Jaggery- 1/2 cup or a lil more-crushed
Ghee- 1 tbsp
milk- 2 tsp
Cardamom- 2-3 pinches(optional)

Dry roast the nuts until they turn golden and then crush. If using sesame, roast until they start spluttering. No need to crush sesame.

1.Heat a non-stick pan or iron pan with the ghee and let it melt.Do it on minimal heat.

2.Add in the jaggery and keep on stirring until it dissolves and melts. Stir for about another minute.Take care not to burn the jaggery mixture.

3.Now add in the milk and take off flame. Mix well.

4.Add cardamom powder. mix well and keep aside for a minute. Not more.

5.Add in the nuts now and mix well.

6.Transfer to a well greased plate and smoothen the surface using a greased spoon.Let it cool for 2 minutes.

7. then make cuts using a greased spatula or knife. Spatula is easier. Just keep the sharp edge and press down.
Let cool completely.

8. Break the pieces and EAT!!!...Yummmm!!!

9. U can make ladoos instead of bars if u wish.

Healthy snack ready in 10 minutes. Store it at room temperature.

You can find another version with step-by-step pictures of the nuts bar here...
http://kajaldreams.blogspot.com/2009...ut-chikki.html

hello dev.....:-) sounds very easy to make thank u.......so one uses one of the given nuts illeengala??

amaam enga namma selvi /aarthi ellaam romba naallaa kaanom...enna vaasanaiyaa samaichikitu irukeenga.....ladies whats cookin' in yr kithens??? :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

Kugan we all miss you very much.
Your thread looks very empty without you.
Hope to see you soon with lot of recipes.
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Suvai, u can use one of those nuts or a combination of 2 nuts...I've tried sesame+peanuts... take 3/4th cup sesame and 1/4 cup peanut crushed... Peanut+jaggery is a very good combi as they say this combination can help increase the level of good cholesterol...

Try and let me know how it turned out Suvai... U need just 10 mins if u have roasted nuts in the pantry...:)

Suvai, I've added a link to the post that has step-by-step pics... method is lil diff though...

Dev,thanks for the nuts bar recipe.Looks very easy to make.will come back with the feedback soon.

Thanks for the link too dev