6 Jaggery Recipes For Winter That Are Too Gur To Be True 2024
- Sushmita Sengupta
- November 17, 2021
With the winter upon us, our kitchen is undergoing a solid revamp of sorts. Winter greens and spices have invaded our pantry and how, additionally, we have also started using a lot of ghee and gur in our preparations. Gur or jaggery is a winter staple of India, it is not only warm and energising, but it is also known to be replete with immunity-boosting properties. From ladoos, to halwas to rice, you can use jaggery just about anywhere for a sweet winter upgrade. Here are our top picks.
Jaggery Rice
Not kheer, but a rice dish made with crushed jaggery, rice, cardamom and a bunch of dry fruits. This Punjabi dish is one indulgent treat you deserve today.
Nolengur kheer (dates nectar jaggery rice kheer)
Nolen Gur in Bengali refers to new jaggery. This jaggery is retrieved from date palm trees and is treasured by all sweet makers of Bengal. Nolen gur payesh, is a weak soft spot of most Bengalis.
Jaggery And Til Laddu
Ladoos and winter go hand-in-hand. In the olden days people would make ladoos with lots of dry fruits, sesame, jaggery, various kinds of edible seeds and ghee as they were known to provide energy. This energy booster ladoo comprises the goodness of jaggery and sesame.
Jaggery Tea
Who know just some amount of spices and crushed jaggery could give your plain tea such a delish edge
Jaggery Malpua
It is said that malpua is one of the oldest desserts from Indian subcontinent. Deep-fried pancakes, sweetened with jaggery, is a formula to success in every era, we assume.