How Do You Make Sugar Cane Based Granular Jaggery ?
Jaggery is an unrefined healthy sweetener produced using concentrated sugarcane juice. Since, it is unrefined the color ranges from light to dark brown. Jaggery is an integral part of Indian cuisine and it is called by different names in India like Jaggery, Bella, Gur and Vellam. It is known as Panela in South America, Piloncillo in Mexico, Hakuru in Sri Lanka, Nam Taan Oi in Thailand. It is available in different shapes and sizes. Step1: The top and the root portions of the Sugarcane are cut and they are fed into a machine to extract the juice. Step2: The juice is directly fed into a big iron vessel. At a time there are 3 vessels with one single tunnel of fire running below them. The fuel for the fire is the dried Sugarcane waste Step3: The scum is periodically removed from the liquid. It is continuously stirred for almost 3 hours or until the liquid becomes semi solid. Chemicals like sodium carbonate, sodium bi-carbonate, alum etc., are used to filter out the dirt particles from the
