Til and Dry Fruit Chikki
by Tarla Dalal
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til and dry fruit chikki recipe | dry fruit til chikki | til dry fruit gud chikki | crispy til dry fruit chikki Sankranti recipe is a famous Indian sweet most known for its crunchiness and made during the festival of Makar Sankranti in India. Learn how to make til dry fruit gud chikki.
To make til and dry fruit chikki, heat a deep non-stick pan, add the sesame seeds and dry roast on a medium flame for 5 to 6 minutes. Remove and keep aside. In the same deep non-stick pan, add the almonds and pistachios and dry roast on a medium flame for 1 minute. Remove and keep aside. Heat the ghee in the same deep non-stick pan, add the jaggery, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 3 minutes, while stirring continuously. Add the roasted sesame seeds, almonds and pistachios and mix very well. Immediately transfer the entire mixture on the back side of the greased thali or a smooth greased stone surface. Roll it out thinly into a 200 mm. (8”) diameter circle using a greased rolling pin. Cut it into 13 mm. X 13 mm. (½’’×½’’) square pieces using a sharp knife. Allow it to cool completely. Serve or store in an air-tight container and use as required.
A tasty and energy-dense bar - dry fruit til chikki, which you ought to carry around in a small box in your handbag, if you tend to feel tired often! Nutritious jaggery replaces sugar in this wonderful chikki, while iron-rich til imparts a nice texture and intense aroma to it. Suitable for all age groups, this chikki is quite handy to carry around in a dabba to school or office.
Rich in nutrients like protein and iron this til dry fruit gud chikki will beat fatigue and satisfy your sweet tooth in one shot. The quantity of ghee used in this recipe is very less, thus this is a good option to satisfy your sweet tooth. Minute amounts of ghee in diet help in lubricating the joints and help in the absorption of fat soluble vitamins like vitamin A, D, E and K.
The almonds in crispy til dry fruit chikki Sankranti recipe are rich in vitamin E and antioxidant flavonoids which helps reduce inflammation in the body and protect the heart. Almonds is an extremely rich source of MUFA (mono unsaturated fatty acids) which improves your overall heart health. This chikki can be enjoyed by heart patients in small quantities occasionally.
If you are serving this til and dry fruit chikki to kids, use a sharp cookie cutter to shape this chikki into interesting forms. Alo try other chikkis like Mixed Til Chikki, Oats and Walnut Chikki and Peanut Chikki.
Tips for til and dry fruit chikki. 1. Ensure to keep stirring continuously while dry roasting to prevent the seeds at the bottom of the pan from burning. 2. Be very quick at every stage of this recipe because if the ingredients are slightly overcooked, you will not get the perfect texture or you might get a slight burnt after-taste. 3. Roll the chikki uniformly. Prefer to use a thick rolling pin to ensure uniform pressure on the chikki. 4. Make the cut marks of desired shape on the chikki, while it is yet hot. After cooling, it is difficult to break it into pieces of desired shape.
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Til and Dry Fruit Chikki recipe - How to make Til and Dry Fruit Chikki
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Makes 16 pieces
For Til and Dry Fruit Chikki
1/2 cup sesame seeds (til)
1/4 cup chopped almonds (badam)
1/4 cup chopped pistachios
1 1/2 tsp ghee
1/2 cup chopped jaggery (gur)
For til and dry fruit chikki
- For til and dry fruit chikki
- To make {span class="bold1"}til and dry fruit chikki{/span}, heat a deep non-stick pan, add the sesame seeds and dry roast on a medium flame for 5 to 6 minutes. Remove and keep aside.
- In the same deep non-stick pan, add the almonds and pistachios and dry roast on a medium flame for 1 minute. Remove and keep aside.
- Heat the ghee in the same deep non-stick pan, add the jaggery, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 3 minutes, while stirring continuously.
- Add the roasted sesame seeds, almonds and pistachios and mix very well.
- Immediately transfer the entire mixture on the back side of the greased thali or a smooth greased stone surface. Roll it out thinly into a 200 mm. (8”) diameter circle using a greased rolling pin.
- Cut it into 13 mm. X 13 mm. (½’’×½’’) square pieces using a sharp knife. Allow it to cool completely.
- Serve or store the {span class="bold1"}til and dry fruit chikki{/span} in an air-tight container and use as required.
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Thali greasing for til and dry fruit chikki
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To make til and dry fruit chikki recipe | dry fruit til chikki | til dry fruit gud chikki | crispy til dry fruit chikki Sankranti recipe | we need to take a stainless steel thali.
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Spread ghee over the thali with a brush. Make sure your entire thali is covered with a bit of ghee as we don't want the til and dry fruit chikki | dry fruit til chikki | til dry fruit gud chikki | crispy til dry fruit chikki Sankranti recipe | to stick. Do this step before you heat the jaggery in making the chikki.
How to proceed for til and dry fruit chikki
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To make til and dry fruit chikki recipe | dry fruit til chikki | til dry fruit gud chikki | crispy til dry fruit chikki Sankranti recipe | heat a deep non-stick pan, add the sesame seeds (til). This is a populat makar sankranti recipe.
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Dry roast til (sesame seeds) on a medium flame for 3 to 4 minutes. We want the colour of the til to be browinsh in colour as that is the sign it's cooked completely. As the til is dry roasted, make sure you keep stirring it completely. Otherwise the bottom seeds will be brown in colour and the top sesame seeds will be light. You will get a nice aroma of til as you roast it. You can make the chikki during any other Indian festival. Remove and keep aside. Note that you should roast it only on a medium flame. TIP. As the sesamew seeds are cooked they will start crackling.
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In the same deep non-stick pan, add the almonds.
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Add the pistachios.
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Dry roast on a medium flame for 1 minute. Remove and keep aside.
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Clean the pan with a tissue. Be careful as the pan is hot. Heat the ghee in the same deep non-stick pan.
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Add the jaggery.
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Mix well and cook on a medium flame for 3 minutes or till the jaggery has melted, while stirring continuously. Stir as you don't want the jaggery to stick to the bottom of the pan. Keep mixing till all the jaggery lumps are melted. The jaggery will become fluffy and create a foam like texture. Thats the sign the jaggery is almost cooked as is turning dark brown in colour.
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Add the roasted sesame seeds.
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Add almonds and pistachios.
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Be very quick and mix well so all the jaggery has coated the seeds properly.
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Switch off the flame. Immediately transfer the entire mixture on the back side of the greased thali or a smooth greased stone surface. We have shown you at the start of the recipe on how to grease a thali to make chikki.
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Roll it out thinly into a 200 mm. (8”) diameter circle using a greased rolling pin. If the chikki seperates at the edges, just bring them all together. Be careful as the chikki is hot.
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As the chikki is still hot, cut vertical lines accross the chikki. NOTE that the chikki is very difficult to cut once it gets cool.
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As the chikki is still hot, cut horizontal lines which makes square pieces cut it into 13 mm. X 13 mm. (½’’×½’’) using a sharp knife. Note, you can cut the til and dry fruit chikki | dry fruit til chikki | til dry fruit gud chikki | crispy til dry fruit chikki Sankranti recipe | to whatever size you like.
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Cool til and dry fruit chikki | dry fruit til chikki | til dry fruit gud chikki | crispy til dry fruit chikki Sankranti recipe |. This will take about 25 to 30 minutes.
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Serve til and dry fruit chikki | dry fruit til chikki | til dry fruit gud chikki | crispy til dry fruit chikki Sankranti recipe | immediately. This is a nice crunchy and sweet chikki which every one will enjoy.
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Or cool til and dry fruit chikki | dry fruit til chikki | til dry fruit gud chikki | crispy til dry fruit chikki Sankranti recipe | and store in an airtight container and use as required.
Tips for til and dry fruit chikki
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Ensure to keep stirring continuously while dry roasting to prevent the seeds at the bottom of the pan from burning.
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Be very quick at every stage of this recipe because if the ingredients are slightly overcooked, you will not get the perfect texture or you might get a slight burnt after-taste.
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Roll the chikki uniformly. Prefer to use a thick rolling pin to ensure uniform pressure on the chikki.
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Make the cut marks of desired shape on the chikki, while it is yet hot. After cooling, it is difficult to break it into pieces of desired shape.
| Energy | 69 cal |
| Protein | 1.5 g |
| Carbohydrates | 5.9 g |
| Fiber | 0.7 g |
| Fat | 4.4 g |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg |
| Vitamin A | 9.6 mcg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.1 mg |
| Vitamin B2 | 0 mg |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.3 mg |
| Vitamin C | 0.1 mg |
| Folic Acid | 6.8 mcg |
| Calcium | 47.7 mg |
| Iron | 0.7 mg |
| Magnesium | 23 mg |
| Phosphorus | 41.6 mg |
| Sodium | 0.4 mg |
| Potassium | 55.2 mg |
| Zinc | 0.6 mg |
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Please share soft to bite chickki recipe. As elderly people can''t Enjoy eating hard chickki.
Chikki didn’t come out well,the mixture was falling apart could not roll
Hi its good and very testey.
Really very very testy Likes everyone Thank you very much to share this recipe
Dry fruit and loved by almost everyone. This gives a nice attractive look to the chikki along with the sesame seeds. It is very quick and easy. I have made this many times and its just a perfect recipe. Thin and crisp chiiki tastes the best and this is how it is.