PEANUT AND JAGGERY BALLS RECIPE/VERUSANGA MUDDALU RECIPE

These peanut jaggery balls/verusanaga muddalu are my favorite snack from my childhood. I used to buy these everyday when were in school. They tastes so crunchy and yummy. These verusanga muddalu are very healthy snack for everyone. Especially for kids. You need only two ingredients to make these yummy peanut balls. Another version of these peanut balls are chikki. Difference between chikki And peanut balls is,chikki is made with caramelized sugar and verusanga muddalu are made with caramelized jaggery.also shapes are different.

I hope you will give this a try and let me know how they turned out for you.

Ingredients :

Peanuts/verusanaga pappu : 250 grams

Jaggery/bellam : 250 grams

Method :

First dry roast peanuts well and take into a plate. Let them cool completely.

Now crush them with hands and remove the dust.

Now take any stone, gently break them into 2 parts and keep a side.

Now take jaggery in a non stick pan or heavy bottom pan, add 1/2 cup of water and stir it well.

Stir constantly until jaggery syrup reaches to hard ball consistency. (to check syrup consistency, take water in a bowl and drop some syrup in it, if it turns hard immediately,then your jaggery syrup is ready).

Now add roasted peanuts immediately and mix it well and remove from fire.

Let it sit for 2 minutes, then apply ghee to your hands, take some portion of mixture spoon and roll into a round ball. Be careful while making balls, otherwise your hands may burn.

Now put them in greased plate and let them cool completely,store them in airtight container and serve.

Note :

Roasting peanuts are very important,but don't over roast them.

Also consistency of jaggery syrup is very important,otherwise your peanut balls may turn chewy.

Let them cool completely before serving and store leftover balls in airtight container. 

Be careful while making balls, always grease your hands with ghee.

If your mixture becomes hard, put back pan on low heat and melt it.

Pictorial :

Take peanuts in pan

Dry roast them

Take them in a plate and let them cool completely

Crush them with your hands

Remove the dust

Now gently crush them with any stone to divide them

Now they are divided into two parts

Now take jaggery in a pan

Add 100 ml of water

Stir constantly

Bring it to hard ball consistency

To check hard ball consistency,pour some syrup into water, if it becomes hard,syrup is done

Now immediately add peanuts

Mix it well

Now remove from fire

Grease your hands with ghee well

Roll them into balls(I couldn't take pictures while rolling into balls, I was working with my both hands and mixture was very hot) and place them in greased plate,let them cool completely

Serve!!!!