Jaggery

Pulihora, Puliyodarai, Puliyogare or simply Tamarind Rice is a common rice preparation in the South Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. Puli in Pulihora can be translated as "sour taste" referring to the characterizing use of tamarind as one of the main ingredients. As Hindus consider turmeric powder a symbol of auspiciousness, Pulihora is usually cooked on special occasions and festive days. It is presented to God as part of prayers also given as prasadam in some temples; devotees queue to get Pulihora after darshana. PREPERATION Preperation time: 10 mins Cooking time: 25 mins INGREDIENTS: -1 cup rice ( Short grain ) -Lemon sized ball of tamarind -2 tbsp grated jaggery -salt as needed -½ tsp mustard -2 to 3 tbsp peanuts -½ to ¾ tbsp. chana dal -½ to ¾ tbsp. urad dal -Salt as needed -1 to 2 green chilies slit -1 red chili broken -2 to 3 tbsp oil -1 sprig curry leaves -⅛ tsp hing/ asafoetida FOR POWDER: -¾ tbsp.…

Chikki is a traditional Indian sweet generally made from groundnuts and jaggery. There are several different varieties of chikki in addition to the most common groundnut chikki. Each variety of chikki is named depending upon the ingredients used, which include puffed or roasted Bengal gram, sesame, puffed rice, beaten rice, or Khobara. PREPERATION: The preparation of chikkis is very simple and consists of first preparing the hot jaggery syrup with a minimum of water, adding nuts to the syrup to coat them and then transferring the nuts to a wooden mould, then rolling them to a thickness of about 6–8 mm using a wooden roller/and we also place in to the any steel plate for cooling, cutting into slabs and packing. In homes, smaller quantities are hand rolled with wooden rollers. Some chikkis are made using a combination of these ingredients. Special chikkis are made out of cashews, almonds, and pistachios. Though jaggery is the usual sweetener material, sugar is used as the base…

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