Kadalai mittai/peanut candy Recipe

Kadalai mittai or peanut candy is very famous in south india. Peanut chikki is prepared by sugar. Today i prepared with jaggery syrup. We can still find this comfort snack in any petty shop in tamil nadu, but nothing can beat the taste straight away from the place kovilpatti, tamil nadu. Kadalai mittai is a traditional indiansweet generally made from peanuts and jaggery. It is one of the most nutritious snack which is liked by both children and adults. Peanuts are a great source of protein and jaggery is good source of iron making it total package of nutrients. It an ideal choice for a nutritious snack without any side effects. Yummy and tasty kadalai mittai is made in famous south indian city of kovilpatti. The preparation of kadalai mittai or peanut candy is very simple and consists of first preparing the hot jaggery syrup with a minimum of water, adding peanuts to the syrup to coat them (with the syrup) and then transferring them to a wooden mould, then rolling them to a thickness of about 6–8 mm using a wooden roller. They are also placed into any steel plate for cooling, cutting into slabs and packing. In homes, smaller quantities are hand rolled with wooden rollers. Once the peanuts are ready they are topped with shredded coconut to give it a very fancy yet beautiful appearance.