Rajgira Chikki (Amaranth Chikki) | Jaggery, No Refined Sugar

Rajgira chikki is a ready-to-eat snack. No preparation is needed.

Serving ideas:

Break into pieces and eat directly as a snack

Pair with unsalted nuts or dried fruit for a trail mix-style snack

Serve alongside tea or coffee as an afternoon treat

Include in festive snack boxes during Navratri, Diwali, or celebration platters

Pack for travel as it does not require refrigeration

Allergen note:

This chikki contains groundnuts (peanuts). It is not suitable for anyone with a peanut allergy. Check with younger children before serving.

Storage:

Store in an airtight container in a cool, dry place away from humidity and direct sunlight. Exposure to moisture softens the chikki and causes it to become sticky.
Properly stored, it retains its crisp texture for several weeks. Do not refrigerate, as condensation from refrigeration can soften the chikki.

Rajgira chikki is a jaggery snack. At typical serving sizes (2-3 pieces, approximately 25-30g), it provides:

Amaranth contribution:

Popped amaranth contains protein by weight, higher than rice or wheat. It also provides dietary fibre, iron, magnesium, and phosphorus. Amaranth is one of the few plant foods that contains all essential amino acids, making it a more complete plant protein source than most grains.

Groundnut contribution:

Peanuts (groundnuts) add monounsaturated fats, additional plant protein, vitamin E, and niacin. The combination of amaranth protein and groundnut protein produces a snack with a more complete amino acid profile than either ingredient alone.

Jaggery contribution:

Jaggery (unrefined cane sugar) provides sucrose as the primary sweetener along with trace minerals (iron, calcium, potassium) absent from refined white sugar. Per gram,jaggery and white sugar have similar caloric content; the difference is in the processing: jaggery retains molasses and trace minerals, white sugar does not.

The sweetness in this chikki comes entirely from jaggery, no refined sugar is used.

Before any Organic Mandya product reaches your kitchen, it must successfully pass through our rigorous three-tier verification process:

1. Two Independent Certifications to guarantee authentic farming practices.
2. Third-Party Lab Testing to ensure absolute quality and safety

View our transparency and lab reports here.

Rajgira chikki vs conventional sweets and packaged snacks:

Ingredient transparency: three primary ingredients popped amaranth, peanuts, jaggery.

No compound ingredients, no flavour enhancers, no artificial sweeteners, no emulsifiers.The ingredient list is short enough to read in a single glance.

No refined sugar: conventional chikki may use refined white sugar or glucose syrup.

Organic Mandya rajgira chikki uses only jaggery (unrefined cane sugar), which retains trace minerals absent from refined sugar and provides a less processed sweetener.

Gluten-free: amaranth, peanuts, and jaggery are all gluten-free, making this chikki suitable for gluten-free diets. (Check the pack for facility cross-contamination notes if highly sensitive.)

the amaranth used is from Organic Mandya's sourcing network, applying the same quality standards as the food products in the range.

chikki is a preparation with centuries of history in Indian snacking.

The rajgira (amaranth) variant is associated with Navratri fasting traditions in North and West India, where rajgira is one of the permitted grains. As an everyday snack, it delivers the satisfaction of a Indian sweet without refined flour or sugar.

At Rs 120 , Organic Mandya rajgira chikki is priced within the premium chikki segment. BigBasket's IndiSecrets amaranth chikki lists at approximately Rs 95-130/100g; ShreejiiFoods and ShreeChikki at Rs 80-120/100g.

Rajgira chikki is made from three primary ingredients, each sourced with the same transparency applied to Organic Mandya's food range.

Amaranth (rajgira): amaranth grain, popped using dry heat until expanded into the small, round white puffed grains used in the chikki. No oil is used in the popping process. The popped amaranth provides the grain structure and crunch of the chikki.

Groundnuts: groundnuts (peanuts), selected for size and freshness, added whole for crunch and flavour. No additional salt or oil treatment.

Jaggery: Organic Mandya jaggery, the same jaggery available separately in the sweeteners range. Used as the binding agent — heated to the hard-crack stage so it sets firm on cooling. The jaggery caramel stage determines the final hardness of the chikki.

Cardamom: a small quantity of cardamom powder for the aroma. This is the only added flavouring. no synthetic flavours. The chikki is prepared in small batches to maintain quality control. The popped amaranth, peanuts, and hot jaggery syrup are combined quickly at the right temperature, spread ona surface, and cut into pieces while still warm. The batch size matters: too large a batch cools unevenly and produces inconsistent texture. Small-batch preparation is what distinguishes handmade chikki from industrially produced variants.No preservatives, no artificial additives, no synthetic colours are used. The shelf life depends entirely on storage conditions; moisture is the primary enemy of chikki quality.