jaggery
IPA: dʒˈægɝi
noun
- A traditional dark-brown unrefined sugar made from palm tree sap which is used throughout South and Southeast Asia; (by extension) other types of unrefined sugar.
- (by extension) A small-scale production plant that processes sugar cane to make sugar.
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Examples of "jaggery" in Sentences
- Add in jaggery, salt, turmeric and red chili powder.
- Sreelu, the jaggery is a typical Maharashtrian addition.
- It does not matter if the jaggery is a large chunk, it will dissolve on boiling.
- After the jaggery is dissolved add the marbles you made in stage 1 to the boiling liquid.
- The process of making jaggery is fascinating and people host parties to watch and enjoy the process.
- Stir in the coconut milk, jaggery and salt and heat gently until barely simmering (so that the jaggery is dissolved).
- It's tricky to generalize, but Gujarati food often carries a spice-balancing sweetness, from the unrefined sugar called jaggery, and is frequently meat-free.
- Unlike the fake supermarket brown sugar, jaggery is described by McGee as a whole sugar, crystalline sugar still enveloped in the cooked cane syrup that it emerged from.
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