jaggery
/ˈdʒaɡ(ə)ri
/noun [mass noun]
A coarse dark brown sugar made in India by evaporation of the sap of palm trees.Add the tomato purée, jaggery, chilli and garam masala powders and water if required....
- Chilled banana cream with jaggery Jaggery, which is fermented palm sugar, is fabulous stuff.
- When jaggery is dissolved, add lime juice and pears.
Origin
Late 16th century: from Portuguese xagara, jag(a)ra, from Malayalam cakkarā, from Sanskrit śarkarā 'sugar'.