Here’s my new love. Move over larabar and the dark chocolates. Chikki, glorious chikki has taken their place. Made of roasted peanuts, jaggery and cardamom. Piece of heaven!
This is a power snack, especially after some power or powerless yoga. Chikkis are crunchy and yummy. Sold in almost all grocery stores in Bangalore. But, all are not made equal, there are some good brands and some bad ones which are not branded. They are sold in Indian stores in the US too, but they are not the same that you get in India. The ones sold in the US are the stale, musty, rancid ones which don’t have any expiry date. I guess the leftovers that don’t get sold here are shipped to the US.
There are all kinds of chikkis, the ones made with groundnuts(peanuts) are the the most popular and commonly available. The others are made with white sesame seeds, black sesame seeds, almonds, cashews, walnuts, roasted pumpkin seeds. What other snack has just three ingredients and tastes so wonderful?
Jaggery which is more delicious than sugar is considered a more wholesome sugar with minerals and salts compared to refined sugar. I make the chikkis at home too. They don’t look all that great (work in progress), but taste way better than the store bought ones.
I am a yogi and I approve this snack!
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My name is Chikku and I’m from Kerala. My sister’s name is Chakki. We both love chikki. Sometimes, we eat so much chikki that my mother starts saying “Chikku, Chakki, don’t eat chikki” but she gets tongue-tied and ends up saying “chik chuk chook” and we keep on eating.
Chikku ate so much chikki that he went in a sugar induced coma which, seems permanent.
I love chikki too.