Peanut Katli | Budget Friendly Katli Recipe

Peanut Katli is a Indian fudge made with peanut powder and sugar syrup.

This is a budget friendly dessert which can be made in just few minutes. Share this delicious, melt in the mouth katli with you friends and family during Diwali, Holi or Raksha Bandhan.

What is Katli?

Katli is an Indian fudge made with nuts and sugar. The most popular katli recipes are Kaju Katli and Almond Katli.

For this upcoming Indian festive season, I wanted to try an Indian dessert which was very tasty, but budget friendly. Most importantly I wanted to make with the ingredients which were already in my pantry. The answer to this was Peanut Kalti ( also called as Moongaphalee Katli).

This Peanut Katli

• is made with just two main ingredients – peanut powder and sugar

• creamy, melt in the mouth kind of dessert

• is budget friendly

• a perfect gift to share with friends and family for Diwali or any festive season

Ingredients :

Ingredient Notes:

Peanut powder–

1- You can use blanched peanuts from the market ( where the skin is already removed) and powder them.

2- The second option is, roast the peanuts at home, remove the skin and make a fine powder

Sugar– plain granulated sugar is used

I have tried this recipe both in stove top and instant pot. I personally feel making the peanut katli in the stove top is so much faster and easy.

Step by Step Instructions:

Roasting the peanuts at home –

1- Roast the peanut in low to medium flame till light brown. You can cook them either in the over or in a pan. If using pan make sure you keep the flame in low. We don’t want to get any brown spots on the peanut.

2- Let the peanuts cool completely, and remove the skin.

3 & 4- Use a spice jar or blender to powder the peanuts. Pulse it for few seconds. mix and pulse again. Do not over grind, if the not the oil will release from the peanuts and become paste. Measure the peanut powder and use 1 cup in this recipe.

If using store bought blanched peanuts-

Store bought blanched peanuts are already skinless, so just pulse them few times till you get a fine powder. Like mentioned before, do not over grind.

Making the kalti-

1 – Add Sugar and water to a pan. Mix it well and bring the water to a rolling boil.

2– When the water and sugar comes to a rolling boil, reduce the heat and add peanut powder and slowly mix until there are no lumps.

3- Now increase the heat to medium and cook it stirring continuously.

4- After 7- 9 minutes, the mixture will start to leave the sides and form one big mass. Add ghee and cook for another 2-3 minute.

5– Take a small portion of the mixture,and try to form a ball. If it is not sticking to your hand and you can almost make a ball, the mixture is ready. Just be careful when touching the hot dough. Immediately turn off the heat. Do not over cook if not the mixture will become crumbly.

6 – Add the cardamom powder and mix it well.

7 -Transfer the dough to a greased parchment paper. With a spatula knead the dough for 1-2 minutes. If the dough is feeling dry, apply some ghee or water to your palms and knead it again.

8- Place a greased parchment paper on the top and with the help of a rolling pin roll the dough to ⅛ inch thickness.

Cut the katli to desired shape. Let cool completely before storing. If you feel the mixture is sticking to the cutter, wait for 3-4 minutes and then cut the slices.

Storing Suggestions-

Store the peanut katli in a air tight container for up to 5 days on the counter top or up to two weeks in the refrigerator.

More Easy Indian Deserts –

Almond Katli

Instant Kalakand with ricotta cheese

Chocolate Burfi

Instant Coconut Burfi

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