Chikki – Calories, Benefits
Chikki is that crunchy little flat cuboid that is brittle and is made of peanuts also known as ground nuts in India. This can be prepared from a mere two ingredients to varied types of ingredients that form the variants.
Names
Place | Name |
---|---|
Bihar and Uttar Pradesh | Layiya patti |
Sindh | Layee or Lai |
Bengal | Gur badam |
Telangana and Andhra Pradesh | Palli Patti |
Kerala | Kappalandi Mutthai |
Tamil Nadi | Kadalai Mittai |
Brazil | Pé-de-moleque |
Paraguay | ka’i ladrillo |
Thailand | Thua tat |
Origin
The Beginning
Maganlal Agarwal, a candy shop owner from a place called Lonawla, a hill station near Mumbai invented and named the sweet Gud Dani
Sons took Over
Ambalal and Mohanlal Agarwal started selling near the tracks after the demise of their father in their tender age
Long Queues for Gud Dani
It became so popular that people used to miss the train due to long queues near the tracks
Renaming to Chikki
When the central railway requested Gud Dani for the crew, for convenience the name was changed to CHIKKI
Chikki Nationwide
With his sons and nephew Pralhad, Bharat, and Chandraprakash Agarwal took the business to great heights taking Chikkis nationally
Regions
Ingredients
Variations
Shelf Life
About 3 months.
Portion
Chikkis can be taken as snacks providing us with sufficient energy, while we are trekking. Every bite of this trek-friendly food keeps the trekker’s energy full.
Sides
Not Applicable
Nutrition
Calories | 79 | Sodium | 0mg |
Total Fat | 3.9g | Potassium | 0mg |
Saturated | 0g | Total Carbs | 31g |
Polyunsaturated | 0g | Dietary Fiber | 0.7g |
Monounsaturated | 0g | Sugars | 0g |
Trans | 0g | Protein | 2.1g |
Cholesterol | 0mg | Calcium | 2% |
Vitamin A | 0% | Iron | 3% |
Vitamin E | 5% | Carbohydrates | 9.7g |