May 15, 2009

MIXED NUT AND COCONUT BRITTLE

This one is a perfect idea for gifts to some one you want to give a delicious gift. And it gives an instant energy after long working hours. Now a days my hubby is working for too long hours and he is getting very tired after he came home. Before he only take breakfast in the morning and roti and subji for lunch and he use to come home little early. Now he is having a long gap between lunch and dinner so I want to fill that gap with some healthy and protein rich snack. And also it helps a lot for working women coming back home after a long working day some times they feel like to eat instantly before they jump in to the kitchen this will help you a lot. Hope you people like my idea.
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INGREDIENTS:---
Cashew nuts --- 1 cup
Almonds --- 1 cup
Pistachio --- 1 cup
Ground nuts (peanuts) --- 1 cup
Grated dry coconut --- 1/2 cup
Sesame seeds – 1 tab sp
Jaggery – 1 cup grated
Sugar --- 3/4 cup
Cardamom powder --- 1 tea sp
Saffron --- a pinch

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METHOD:---
1. Roast all nuts for few sec. and grind in to a coarse powder(if any big pieces are left while grinding leave them like that only) and leave a side.
2. Now fry sesame seeds till they popup and remove and fry dry coconut till nice aroma comes out.
3. Then remove and add to sesame seeds and grind in to a coarse powder and keep this also a side.
4. In a heavy bottom pan combine sugar, jaggery, water and boil till jagger and sugar dissolves in to water.

5. Now remove from the heat and strain this syrup in to another heavy bottom pan (this processes is to remove any stones or and dart from the jaggery and sugar).
6. Now bring back this syrup to the heat and bring to a full boil now you can see lot of bubbling and rising to the surface stir continually and cook till when you drop a bit of this syrup in to cold water it will solidify like a ball.
7. When syrup reaches this stage immediately add nuts and cardamom powder, saffron
8. And stir constantly for a few min. and remove from the heat

9. And immediately pour this in to a greased plate or try.
10.When it is hot, make lines with a knife and leave it to cool.
11. When cooled break this in to pieces.


32 comments:

Pooja said...

yummy rekha..Noru vuruthundi..

Priya Suresh said...

Would love definitely these brittle for the sure, with those nuts who will say now, quite a delicous energy brittles Rekha!

Ramya Vijaykumar said...

Yes this is definitely a perfect gift idea with loads of nuts in it all hidden nutritions... looks very scrumptious!!!

Uma said...

Wow, Rekha! This is such a healthy snack even for kids. Bookmarked to try! Looks toooooooo tempting :)

Nandinis food said...

WOW! Yum Yum n healthy brittles.Wonderful energy snack! So I want one:)

Manju said...

mmm..nuts n coconut combo works well for this brittle!! yummy!

Sailaja Damodaran said...

looking yummy!!!!!!!!!!1

Varsha Vipins said...

Looks like a yummy burfi..:)

Indian Khana said...

Indeed gud snack Rekha....am all tempted to try :)...looks yum and yes gud idea :)

Sanghi said...

Nuts and coconut brittle, yummy dear!!

chef and her kitchen said...

So many Nuts n coconut...I can imagine how it tastes...!!yummy squares..

Parita said...

Wow thats a very nutty bar...love the addition of saffron and cardamon..fab :)

CurryLeaf said...

Yummy Yummy Yummy. love this coco nutty brittle.Loads of nutrition.

Rosa's Yummy Yums said...

OMG, what a gorgeous treat! Delicious!

Cheers,

Rosa

Valarmathi Sanjeev said...

Looks so fantastic. Yummy brittles.

Unknown said...

kalakunga madam.. looks great & mouthwatering..

Sara said...

This looks really delicious! I love nut brittle, and I can only imagine how good this is with the coconut too.

Mangala Bhat said...

wowowow ...nice Pics yummy ..deliciouso

ST said...

Looking divine rekha:)

anudivya said...

Wow! I love love this recipe. I am so bookmarking this. Loads of nuts which I just go bonkers on!

Lavanya Raj said...

This Looks Delicious! I like your new template. its more clear!

Kalyani said...

looks very tempting . looks deliciouso !!

Deepthi Shankar said...

thatz yummy & nice .. lovely to munch on Rekha

Lisa Turner said...

I'm not usually a fan of brittle but you've come up with something that is quite unique that I would be sure to enjoy. Thanks for another fine recipe. I'm so glad I discovered your blog.

notyet100 said...

looks yum,..

Suparna said...

Hi Rekha,
I love the previous two posts too! brittles with any combi are very tempting...love the melt in mouth quality these possess, fantastic flavour too. great clicks.
Enjoy!
TC

Vibaas said...

yummy snack :)

Ramya said...

It looks healthy and rich in proteins I guess, well tell me can I try this with out Jaggery?

Raks said...

Cool idea! I have n ever combined like this,usually I make individually! Thanks for sharing the recipe!!

Unknown said...

Looks yummy and very healthy too, will surely try this out.

lubnakarim06 said...

Oh wow nutty and yummy....Love the addition of coconut....will try this soon....

Dori said...

These look so good, I have bookmarked to try :)