Back To Schoolhouse Special: Charmuri Chikki ( Rice Crispy Squares)

It is that fourth dimension of the twelvemonth when nosotros are busy sending our kids dorsum to school! My immature adult woman started Kindergarten today. This according to me is the official start of the formal teaching for my child... I estimate for me too.. every bit this is my firstly advent amongst Earth schoolhouse organisation inward the United States. I was educated inward Republic of Republic of India mainly, too the instructional method is completely dissimilar from here. To arrive fifty-fifty to a greater extent than complicated, my kid is inward the gifted too talented program, which agency that it is a lot of function too learning for her too for me!! It is rattling difficult to live a working mom. I had to stimulate got the hateful solar daytime off yesterday so that I would live a purpose of this big milestone of my baby. I am the ane dreading her schooling every bit it exclusively adds to my function load! She was unperturbed, all excited! I wonder if I volition stimulate got whatever fourth dimension to pass blogging... Ok ok I estimate I am getting carried away now.. Many moms earlier me stimulate got done this too survived, too I estimate I volition too..

Coming dorsum to today's special, I figured "back to school" would live a perfect subject for this Fiesta Fri every bit all parents strive to furnish their children amongst good for you lot snacks whether they are inward kindergarten or inward college! We e'er worry if our kids are eating plenty too if it is nutritious enough! Today I am bringing to you lot a healthy, nutritious, natural, gluten-free, nut-free, slowly to brand snack. I came upward amongst this recipe when I was making charmuri laddoos ( rice crispy balls) for Ganesh Chathurthi . It was quite out of necessity too desperation. To brand the laddoos, you lot stimulate got to mix inward the rice puffs inward pipage hot jaggery syrup too so shape them into balls field the mixture is withal hot! If it cools down, you lot tin no longer shape the mixture into balls. I figured that if I were to pour it into a tray too so cutting it into squares it would relieve me a whole lot of time, non to elevate the burning of my hand! Without farther ado allow me part the recipe. I honey going to Angie's Fiesta Friday. Hilda@Along The Grapevine is co-hosting this week.

Servings: makes ane 9x13 inch tray

Ingredients:

Jaggery: ii cups
Puffed Rice : 8 cups ( you lot tin also job rice crispies)
Cardamom powder: 1/4tsp
Water: 1/2cup

Method:

Dry roast the puffed rice until crispy, only about 5-10 mins too travel along aside inward an airtight container.

Line a baking tray amongst parchment newspaper or wax newspaper too travel along aside.

Heat jaggery too H2O inward a pot until the jaggery is completely melted too liquid. Now plow off the heat, allow it settle for five mins. Gently pour the molten jaggery into a thick-bottomed pot, leaving behind whatever sandy residue.

Heat the molten jaggery on medium flaming until it thickens too is pasty too stringy when attempting to pick to pour from a spoon. Turn off the flame.

Now mix inward the cardamom pulverization too the toasted puffed rice a loving cup at a time. Mix well too thoroughly later on the add-on of each loving cup so that the jaggery coats each too every private puffed rice grain too you lot stimulate got a dainty golden mixture.If you lot experience that the jaggery is non coating the puffed rice or the mixture is to a greater extent than white than golden, so halt adding anymore puffed rice.

Pour the hot mixture into the prepared baking tray. Using a spatula gently press downwards to arrive compact too fifty-fifty on top.

Cut into squares field withal warm but don't withdraw it out. Once cooled down, split the squares too shop it inward an air-tight container.

Stays fresh at room-temperature for upto a month.

Enjoy!

Cooking made easy:

If you lot don't stimulate got wax newspaper or parchment paper, only grease the tray amongst ghee or butter. Grease the sides too.

If you lot don't stimulate got a baking tray, seat it inward whatever regular metallic foursquare / rectangular tray.

Puffed rice softens too looses it's crispness when left inward opened upward air, thence it is essential to both dry out roast it too so shop it inward an airtight container until it is cook to live used.

Tip for good for you lot living:

Traditionally jaggery has been used every bit a sweetener for several centuries now. It is also used inward nearly Indian desserts too also inward java too tea. Jaggery is a nifty alternative to white sugar. Both are made from saccharide cane juice, the exclusively deviation beingness that jaggery is less processed too is to a greater extent than natural every bit opposed to white sugar. Simply seat jaggery is naught but sugarcane juice that has been boiled downwards until it solidifies.It tin live used anywhere that saccharide is used. Jaggery is also a skillful origin of iron.

References:
https://www.organicfacts.net/health-benefits/other/jaggery-and-sugar.html
https://www.reliancegeneral.co.in/insurance/articles/year-2012/September/Say-No-to-Sugar-Opt-for-Jaggery.aspx
http://ayurveda.md/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=42&Itemid=1
http://www.thehealthsite.com/fitness/6-healthy-substitutes-for-white-sugar/

Food for thought:

Don't justice each hateful solar daytime past times the harvest you lot reap but past times the seeds that you lot plant. Robert Louis Stevenson