Rose Dry Fruit Chikki / Dry Fruit Brittles
Step by Step Recipe to Make Delicious and easy dessert recipe with edible rose petals. The Rose Dry Fruit Chikki or Dry Fruit Brittles make a great snack for kids during winters and are delicious to stock in the pantry for the sudden sweet cravings.
Servings 25 pieces
Ingredients
- 1 cup Raw Sugar 1 cup is 250 ml measurement
- 1/2 cup Chopped Almonds or Badam
- 1/2 cup Chopped Cashew or Kaju
- 1/4 cup Chopped Pistachios or Pista
- 1/4 cup Edible Rose petals + 1 tbsp Extra
- Few Drops of Ghee or Clarified butter
Instructions
- Roughly chop Dry fruits and keep aside.
- Grease kitchen counter with few drops of ghee or oil.
- Heat a non stick pan and add sugar.
- Reduce the heat and allow the sugar to slowly melt. It takes about 3-5 minutes on low heat.
- Keep stirring the mixture until the sugar dissolves completely. Do not leave it unattended else it will burn and you will have to start again
- Take it off heat and add the dry fruits and rose petals. Now place the pan over the flame and mix it well.
- Pour this mixture immediately over the greased kitchen counter and spread it evenly with a pallete knife.
- You have to work very fast during the above process so that the sugar doesn't set and you get the desired thickness of the chikki or brittle.
- Sprinkle the rose petals on top, press it with pallette knife and / or a rolling pin too (as shown in pic below) and cut the warm mixture into squares
- Now allow the mixture to cool completely and the chikki will come off easily with a knife.
- Store in an air tight container for a week or more.