Easy 5 minute Coconut Jaggery snack

Hello!

I want to introduce you to a traditional go-to snack of Kerala. For this effortless snack you need two ingredients, Tender coconut, and Jaggery (Shakkara in Malayalam). I am taking a detour to explain "Jaggery" a.k.a. medicinal sugar.

Jaggery is an unrefined sugar product made in Asia and Africa. Similiar products include: 

• Gur: India.
• Panela: Colombia.
• Piloncillo: Mexico.
• Tapa dulce: Costa Rica.
• Namtan tanode: Thailand.
• Gula Melaka: Malaysia.
• Kokuto: Japan.

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Three main types of Jaggery are Date, Palm and Sugarcane Jaggery. The one I have used is made from Sugarcane. 

The next ingredient is tender coconut. It's that coconut you have seen being sold to drink on the roadside. The coconut water is loaded with goodness that can give you an instant boost in mood and energy. However, you need to acquire a coconut that's 3-4 months old which would have less water and more flesh. Young coconut's flesh can be scooped out easily and consumed. 

      

This snack is simply combining that silky smooth flesh with sweet soft shakkara and simply eating away knowing that this is completely organic. Make sure you wrap a small piece of shakkara with a good amount of flesh to maintain the balance.

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