By Niveditha Kalyanaraman
October 28th, 2023
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Winter is said to be the perfect season for jaggery as it is packed with vitamin C and iron. It makes our desserts healthy and helps in fighting against seasonal cough and cold and further keeps us warm during winter. Here are 10 jaggery based desserts to try this festive season.
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Made with very few ingredients such as rice, milk and jaggery, this scrumptious dessert is also known as rasiya and raskheer. In order to add aroma to the dish, cardamom and other dry fruits are also added.
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Ela Ada is a traditional Kerala delicacy, consisting of rice parcels encased in a dough made of rice flour, with fresh coconut and jaggery fillings, steamed in banana leaf and served as an evening snack.
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The popular gond ke laddo also uses jaggery as one of the main ingredients. The simplest one is til ladoo that is prepared with sesame seeds, jaggery and cardamom powder.
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Made specially during festivals like Diwali, Gur malpua gets it luxuriant flavour from fennel seeds. Garnished with cardamom powder and pistachios, this winter treat instantly melts in mouth.
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This steaming hot halwa is a must-try dessert during winter. It is a comforting sweet treat that can be made with both jaggery powder and jaggery syrup.
Made with roasted sesame seeds, jaggery, and ghee, it's a melt in mouth dessert that is loved by all.
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A classic Gujarati dish, it has a stuffing made of lentil, jaggery, coconut and saffron inside a crispy flatbread.
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This classic South Indian delicacy is a beloved favourite, made of flour, jaggery, mashed banana and ginger.
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Made by stuffing a coconut and jaggery mixture inside a sweet potato ball, dusted with rice flour, this is a famed Bengali delicacy.
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This Mahashtrian dessert is made with milk, jaggery, saffron and other nuts.
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