Sweet jaggery triangles
Crisp fried wholemeal triangles sweetened with jaggery
Sweet, crunchy triangles of wholemeal dough kneaded with jaggery water and deep fried until brown. In Gujarati homes they're eaten with green gram curry or potato curry and mango pickle, a lovely sweet-savoury pairing. They keep well in an airtight tin.
- Total time
- 105 min
- Difficulty
- medium
- Serves
- 8
Ingredients
For frying
Method
0/7 doneStep 1: Boil 1 cup water and 4 oz jaggery over a low heat until the jaggery dissolves. Strain and cool.
5 minStep 2: Mix 1 ⅛ lb whole wheat flour, 3 tbsp gram flour (besan), 3 tbsp self-raising flour and 6 ½ tbsp oil.
Step 3: Add the jaggery water and knead into a soft dough, adding plain water if required.
Step 4: Leave the dough for 1 hour.
60 minStep 5: Roll out a small portion of dough into a 15 cm round and cut into 4 triangles. Repeat with the rest.
Step 6: Heat oil, for deep frying and fry the triangles until brown. Jaggery browns quickly, so keep the heat medium.
25 minStep 7: Serve with green gram curry or potato curry and mango pickle.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 390 kcal
- Protein
- 8 g
- Carbs
- 64 g
- Fat
- 12 g
- Fibre
- 6 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does sweet jaggery triangles take?
- About 105 minutes in total: 75 minutes to prepare and 30 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 8 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegan?
- Yes. It has no meat, fish, dairy or eggs.
- Can I make it ahead?
- Yes. It keeps well, so you can cook it earlier in the day or the day before and reheat it.
- What can I use instead of jaggery?
- Dark brown or muscovado sugar, same amount.
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