Peanut balls/ Peanut chikki

ingredients

Peanuts - 3 cups
Jaggery - 2 cups
Water - for syrup
Ghee - for greasing

Mehod

1. Grease a plate with ghee and keep it aside.
2. Fry peanuts on a low flame in a thick bottomed pan.
3. Keep stirring to ensure that all the nuts are evenly fried.
4. Keep it aside and let it cool down.
5. Lightly crush with a small bowl so that the husk is separated from the peanuts.
6. Remove the husk and keep the dehusked, crushed peanuts aside.
7. Take a thick vessel and add jaggery to it. Keep a small bowl with water to check for consistency of syrup.
8. Add very little water and cook the syrup till we get a hard ball consistency. ( add 2-3 drops of syrup to water, roll it with your fingers. It should form a ball which when dropped back in water should make a sound)
9. Add the peanuts and stir well. Be quick while doing this. Once it is mixed evenly, spread it on the greased plate. For peanut chikki, proceed to next step and for peanut balls, once the mixture is warm, make balls out of it.
10. Level it well with the back of a spoon. Allow it to cool. 
11. Once it is warm, cut into pieces. Don't try to separate the pieces. Once it comes to room temperature, then pieces can be separated and stored in an airtight container.