Tamil Nadu
Kadalai mittai
Peanuts in a glassy jaggery jacket. Snaps clean, crunches loud, disappears fast.
30 minTime
7 gProtein each
mildSpice
Make it your way
Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.
The original223kcal
7 gprotein
2 gfibre
30minutes
Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table. Grandma's way is the starting point the other versions are compared with.
Ingredients
Method
5 steps- 1Roast the peanuts on low heat until the skins crack. Cool, rub off the skins and split them.
- 2Melt the jaggery with the water, strain and boil until it reaches the hard crack stage.
- 3Switch off, tip in the peanuts and mix quickly.
- 4Spread onto a greased plate and flatten with a greased cup or rolling pin to about 1 cm thick.
- 5Score into squares while warm and break apart once cool.
Serve it like this
Stack the squares on a plate or wrap in butter paper for lunch boxes.
