While I was warming up some water in the microwave for my Christmas cookie tea, I noticed a pink bag sitting on the counter. This particular counter is the place that all unwanted food goes and magically disappears! It's the "free for all" counter. Since I had a couple minutes before my tea was done, I took a look at the bag. Even after reading the bag, I still had no idea what was inside.
I read the back of the bag to find out more. "Old fashioned brittle; reminiscent of your childhood", I thought, "well I know what peanut brittle is, and it's good, too!"
I opened the bag, expecting to see the peanut brittle that I once knew. To my surprise, the contents of the bag did not look like brittle, to me. By this time, my tea was ready and I decided to give this brittle a try. To my surprise, the brittle was amazing! It had a nice earthy texture but tasted sweet, like the brittle I had as a child. The nutrition information didn't look half bad, either! Five pieces of this brittle contains 125 calories; 1 gram of fat; 27 grams of carbs, and; 2 grams of protein.
This particular brittle is called Chikki. I was intrigued and wanted to learn more so I began to research. (ding ding ding, nerd alert!)
According to Wikipedia, Chikki is defined as follows:
So, it is made from groundnuts and jaggery. I had no idea what jaggery was, so I decided to dig deeper. According to Wikipedia, jaggery is defined as follows:
I have found that jaggery is wholesome, pure and filled with minerals and vitamins. It has even been referred to as "medicinal sugar" and was used as an energy supplement in ancient times. Jaggery is a natural alternative to white sugar. Pretty neat, stuff!
So, now I'm curious. How many of you have heard of jaggery or Chikki, before?
Hmm, I've never heard of either before! I'm glad you looked them up though, I'm too lazy to do that ^_^
ReplyDeleteHey Chicky,
ReplyDeleteThats a lot of info on Chikki... haha
Ya big nerd! ;)
Mom
I have not heard of it. Seems like something I could find at the whole foods store or something.
ReplyDelete(We also have one of those tables at work). :)