Mixed Nut Brittle

This is  one kind of a  perfect crisp nutty brittle for a crunchy munchy sweet treat ,attracted by kids.Any one cant miss eating of this brittle in their child-hood.Beauty of the sweet lies in the uneven peaks and lows made by haphazardly placed nuts.You can also make this sweet by using Jaggery syrup with the desired Nuts.

Ingredients:

• Sugar-250 gms
• Water-2
• Oil-1tbsp
• Poppy seeds-2tbsp
• Green Elachi-2 to 4 no Powdered
• Sliced dry fruits- a small cup (Almonds,Cashews, Unsalted Pistachio,Dried Coconut and Dried Dates)

Method:

• Slice all the dry fruits and mix them well and keep aside.
• Rinse the poppy seeds with hot water for couple of times to remove the soluble dirt and strain it with the tea strainer.
• Drain it on kitchen towel to get rid off excess moisture.
• Now take a steel plate on its back or the kitchen platform surface.Grease it well with oil.
• Now in a thick bottom pan or in an Iron wok,mix sugar,water/Oil,Elachi powder and mix well.Keep the flame in medium.
• Keep stirring the mixture,make sure not to form nasty lumps of sugar are present.Break them if any found with the spatula.
• As soon as the sugar melts,add the strained poppy seeds.
• Now depending on how chewy or how  crispy /hard you want your brittle to be.Switch off the flame,when the color of the sugar syrup changes to preferred color.
• Immediately put all the above sliced nuts and mix well.(You have to do this quickly otherwise there wont be even distribution of nuts)
• Spread the mixture on a greased surface .Using the back of plate helps to tap the plate and to adjust to get rid of any tiny bubbles in the mixture.
• Tilt the plate to spread the mixture without touching with the hand or surface.
• Let it be cooled down and break in to pieces when it is not completely hard.
• Store it in an air-tight container and it can last as long as few weeks to couple of months.

Note:

• Do not overcook the sugar syrup,it makes bright color and taste the syrup bitter.
• By touching the surface of the mixture to spread make it lose its glaze or shine.
• Use some pestle like tool,gently break the brittle in to large pieces ,once it is perfectly hard.