Instant Pot Peanut Jaggery Brittle

There are so many reasons why you    need this recipe in your life. For starters, this peanut jaggery brittle is seriously good. It is done with 2 ingredients. Ok three, if you want to count the water. And, it is a fool proof recipe. Well, it certainly hits the spot for me.

My Instant Pot Peanut Jaggery Brittle Story

I have been feeling really out of sorts since yesterday. It all started with coffee. Well, ok my grocery routine and coffee. Firstly, I go to Costco, and found a whole bunch of empty shelves. I then go to Stew Leonard’s as it was the closest option. I have a habit of picking up cappuccino if the store offers it and drinking it while shopping. So, without thinking I got my coffee and then realized that I was wearing a mask. This saddened me so much. For some strange reason, I nearly cried.

Date Palm Jaggery Love

I know it is not a big deal but loads of small deals end up becoming a big deal. That is the problem. When I reached home, my husband was eating some of my stash of jaggery. Specifically, my date palm jaggery and then I proceeded to try making this brittle. I have done this twice in two days. Well, I needed to perfect the recipe before I could post it right? Well, actually it seems to be disappearing very fast in my house.

Jaggery especially the date palm variety is a very essential sweetener on the Bengali table. It is still not one that can be found easily. Even in Indian stores, particularly well-stocked ones or those in Bengali neighborhoods will have this. Along with the jaggery, dates are often used in Bengali cooking. Recipes like tomato and date chutney and plum, rhubarb and date chutney showcase this.

Instant Pot Advantages for this Peanut Brittle

I love that using the electric pressure cooker, I do not have to worry about cooking this down to the right sticky consistency. This said, I will tell you what you need to do.

Because I totally realize that you might not have jaggery on hand and might want to try this with brown sugar. I think that should not be terrible. I am just not sure about doing this with regular white sugar. You do want a little depth of flavor. And the only caveat, I will offer is do use parchment paper on the tray you will be spreading the brittle out on.

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