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Ingredients

• ✓ jaggery
• water
• coconut
• egg
• vanilla extract
• cardamom seed
• cashew

Instructions

1. 1 Use your hands to break jaggery into pieces and place into a medium saucepan. Combine lukewarm water and coconut in a small bowl; add to the saucepan. Heat over medium heat and stir until jaggery is completely dissolved. Remove from heat and allow mixture to cool, about 15 minutes.
2. 2 Beat eggs in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and creamy. Add vanilla and cardamom seeds. Combine egg mixture with cooled jaggery mixture; mix until well combined. Transfer mixture into a steamer pot or steaming bowl.
3. 3 Steam until custard has cooked through, about 45 minutes. Use a knife to check the middle area has cooked through. If it's still raw, cook for 15 more minutes. Allow watalappam to cool before refrigerating.
4. 4 Serve chilled watalappam sprinkled with cashews.

By astroanu

Ingredients

• ✓ jaggery
• bitter gourd
• vegetable oil
• salt
• asafoetida powder
• gram flour
• red chile pepper
• coriander

Instructions

1. 1 Place bitter gourd rings in a microwave-safe bowl. Toss with 1 teaspoon oil and salt to coat. Microwave, stirring halfway through, until tender, about 4 minutes.
2. 2 Heat the remaining oil in a saucepan over low heat. Add the gourds and asafoetida powder. Cook and stir until slightly browned, about 10 minutes. Add besan, ground red chile, and coriander; cook and stir until flavors meld, about 3 minutes. Add jaggery; mix well.

By LucksMe

Ingredients

• ✓ jaggery
• rice
• milk
• coconut
• white sugar
• cardamom
• ghee
• cashew
• raisin

Instructions

1. 1 Place the rice in a bowl and cover with a few inches of cold water; let soak for 1 hour. Drain in a sieve.
2. 2 Bring the milk to a boil in a heavy-bottomed saucepan; stir the rice, coconut, white sugar, jaggery, and cardamom into the milk. Reduce heat to low and cook until the rice is tender and the mixture is thick and creamy, 30 to 45 minutes.
3. 3 Heat the ghee in a small skillet over medium heat. Fry the cashews and raisins in the ghee until the cashews are lightly browned and the raisins plump; stir the mixture into the rice. Eat right away, or better, chill in the refrigerator for a few hours and serve. If the kheer gets too thick, thin it out with some milk.

By SUSMITA

Ingredients

• ✓ jaggery
• butter
• pineapple
• almond flour
• cornmeal
• baking powder
• salt
• star anise
• butter
• white sugar
• egg
• vanilla extract
• lemon zest

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
2. 2 Melt butter for topping in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add jaggery and bring to a simmer, stirring every so often until jaggery is dissolved. Once it starts to bubble, turn off heat and immediately pour the mixture into a 9-inch round cake pan. Arrange pineapple slices on top of the caramel mixture. Set aside while you prepare the cake.
3. 3 Combine almond flour, cornmeal, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. Grind star anise pod with a mortar and pestle and add to the flour mixture.
4. 4 Beat butter in a bowl with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Add sugar and beat until creamed together. Beat in eggs on high speed until combined. Mix in vanilla and lemon zest. Pour the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and beat on low speed until combined and no lumps remain; do not overmix. Pour batter over the pineapple topping in the pan and spread evenly.
5. 5 Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 30 to 45 minutes; do not overbake.
6. 6 Remove from the oven and place on a wire rack; let cool for 10 to 15 minutes. Invert cake onto a cake stand or serving plate.

By Bee

Ingredients

• ✓ jaggery
• cilantro
• salt
• tamarind paste
• coconut
• water
• coriander
• red pepper
• ginger root
• garlic
• tomato
• onion
• turmeric
• cooking oil
• black peppercorn
• cumin seed
• fennel seed
• egg

Instructions

1. 1 Place the eggs into a saucepan in a single layer and fill with water to cover by 1 inch. Cover the saucepan and bring the water to a boil; remove from the heat and let the eggs stand in the hot water for 15 minutes; drain. Run cold water over the eggs to cool completely; peel. Cut 4 slits into each of the eggs.
2. 2 Roast the fennel seeds, cumin seeds, and peppercorns in a small skillet over medium heat until very fragrant; grind into powder. Set aside.
3. 3 Heat the oil in a large skillet or kadhai over medium heat. Stir the turmeric into the oil. Quickly fry the eggs in the hot oil on all sides, about 2 minutes. Remove and set aside.
4. 4 Cook the onions in the hot oil until golden brown; add the ginger, garlic, and tomatoes and continue cooking until the tomatoes are soft. Stir the ground seed mixture, ground red pepper, and ground coriander into the onion mixture and cook another 1 to 2 minutes. Pour the water into the skillet. Add the coconut, jaggery, tamarind, and salt; return to a boil and cook until the mixture thickens, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low; add the eggs and allow to simmer another 10 minutes. If the gravy is too thick, thin out with a little water. Garnish with the cilantro leaves to serve.

By SUSMITA