Groundnut Chikki (Kadalai Mittai)

Groundnut Chikki (Kadalai Mittai) — the temple-festival sweet, made the way it always was: jaggery cooked to hard-crack, poured over roasted groundnuts, rolled thin and cut into diamonds while still warm. Two ingredients. Most commercial chikki adds liquid glucose — ours does not.

Key Benefits

• Only two core ingredients — roasted groundnuts and jaggery.
• No refined white sugar and no liquid glucose, which most commercial chikki contains.
• No preservatives, no artificial colours or flavours.
• 60–70% groundnuts — a higher nut ratio than typical market chikki.
• Cooked in small batches by the traditional hard-crack method, and hand-cut.

Nutritional Information

Contains groundnuts (peanuts). This is a sweet. Jaggery is an added sugar and we declare it as one — a 30 g piece carries roughly 145 kcal and about 11 g of added sugar, against a recommended daily limit of 25 g of added sugar. Indicative values; figures printed on pack come from our own lab analysis of that lot.

Ingredients & Serving

• Ingredients: roasted groundnuts (60–70%), jaggery, a little ghee or gingelly oil for greasing, cardamom
• Contains: Groundnut (Peanut). Ghee-greased batches also contain milk
• A piece with afternoon coffee or tea
• Crumbled over curd or a breakfast bowl
• A traditional festival and temple sweet

Storage Instructions

• Airtight container in a cool, dry place, away from sunlight and humidity.
• Moisture is the only real enemy. Jaggery draws water from the air, so chikki goes sticky and soft before anything else happens to it.
• Best quality within 3–6 months in a good moisture barrier.
• Do not refrigerate — condensation on removal makes it sticky. Unlike pickles, the fridge does not help chikki.
• Keep the pack sealed between servings.

Certifications & Compliance

• FSSAI licensed food business — licence number displayed in our website footer.
• Jaggery sourced against a specification confirming no added colour.
• No refined sugar, no liquid glucose, no preservatives, no artificial colours or flavours.
• Allergen declared: contains groundnut (peanut). Ghee-greased batches also contain milk.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why has it gone soft and sticky?
Jaggery naturally draws moisture from the air. Keep the pack sealed and store it dry. It does not affect safety, but it does change the snap.

Is there any sugar in it?
We sweeten only with jaggery — no refined sugar and no liquid glucose. Jaggery is still a sugar, so the added-sugar figure on the pack reflects it honestly.

Does it contain allergens?
Yes — it contains groundnuts (peanuts). Batches greased with ghee also contain milk.