Chikki Making Unit
This project profile outlines the establishment of a chikki making unit with an annual production capacity of 1,50,000 kg of traditional sweet snacks. The unit utilizes quality edible nuts, jaggery, sugar, and liquid glucose to manufacture hygienic and nutritious chikki bars packaged for retail distribution.
- 10 jobs
- 30 KW power
- ₹24.56L project cost
Project cost & finance
Cost of Project
figures in ₹ Lakhs
| Building & Civil Work | 3 |
| Plant & Machinery | 14.5 |
| Furniture & Fixtures | 1.5 |
| Working Capital | 5.56 |
| Total | 24.56 |
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Means of Finance
figures in ₹ Lakhs
| Own Contribution | 2.46 |
| Term Loan | 17.1 |
| Working Capital Loan | 5 |
| Total | 24.56 |
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Raw materials & machinery
- Raw Material SugarBuy on Amazon ↗
Sweetener used for syrup preparation
- Raw Material Roasted blanched peanutsBuy on Amazon ↗
Main nut ingredient for chikki
- Raw Material JaggeryBuy on Amazon ↗
Natural binder and sweetener
- Raw Material Liquid GlucoseBuy on Amazon ↗
Binding agent for chikki mixture
- Raw Material Packing MaterialBuy on Amazon ↗
Flow wrap film, PET jars, and cartons
- Machinery Syrup Making VesselsBuy on Amazon ↗
Equipment to prepare jaggery and sugar syrup
- Machinery Chikki cooking cum mixing pansBuy on Amazon ↗
Pan for cooking and mixing ingredients
- Machinery Chikki Rolling, Sheeting and cutting lineBuy on Amazon ↗
Line to roll, sheet and cut chikki mass
- Machinery Flow wrap packing machineBuy on Amazon ↗
Machine for wrapping chikki bars
- Machinery Gas station and pipelineBuy on Amazon ↗
Fuel and heating setup
- Machinery RO PlantBuy on Amazon ↗
Water purification plant 2500 Ltr./hr.
Manufacturing process
- Weigh all ingredients accurately according to formulation.
- Prepare thick syrup by melting jaggery and dissolving sugar with water.
- Cook the prepared syrup properly and mix with split roasted blanched peanuts.
- Roll and sheet the prepared hot mass to required thickness and width.
- Cut the sheeted chikki into desired dimensions for individual bars.
- Cool the bars and pack them using a flow wrap packing machine.
- Pack finished chikki bars into PET jars and corrugated cartons for distribution.
Market
Chikki is a popular traditional sweet snack consumed across all age groups, with school children and rural areas as prime targets. The market is largely controlled by unorganised sectors and local manufacturers, showing increasing demand driven by convenient and hygienic packaging.