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    Recipes » Festive Recipes » Janmasthami Recipes

    Taler Luchi | Janmasthami special Bengali Sugar Palm Flatbread

    August 17, 2022 By Debjani Leave a Comment

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    Taler Luchi is a delicious flatbread made with All-purpose flour and Sugar Palm extract aka Taler Mari (in Bengali). Tal aka Sugar Palm is a fruit widely used in Bengali cuisine, especially during Janmasthami. Apart From Sugar Palm Luchi, you can make Taler Bora, Taler Patisapta or Tal Kheer, or Taler Bibikhana Pitha using Taal.

    %taler luchi recipe debjanir rannaghar

    While Taler Bora is the most famous one prepared with Taal extract aka Sugar Palm extract, Taler Luchi is a personal favorite of mine. However, I feel it is all about acquired taste. You must understand this luchi is different from normal Bengali Luchi. This one is loaded with the flavor and aroma of sugar palm, which for sure is strong.

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    • Janmasthami and Sugar Palm
    • Tal recipe videos compilation
    • Taler Luchi Ingredients
    • Taler luchi - Recipe Instructions
    • Equipment
    • Storage
    • Top tip
    • Recipe Card
    • FAQ of Sugar Palm recipes
    • Janmasthami Special Recipes
    • Have you tried the Bengali Taler luchi recipe from Debjanir Rannaghar!
    • Here's the Perfect Bengali Taal-er Luchi Recipe Pin for your Pinterest Board!

    Janmasthami and Sugar Palm

    %তালের লুচি রেসিপি debjanir rannaghar

    In Bengal, Janmasthami and Taal are kind of related. We try to make a few delicacies on Janmasthami and also on Nandotsav using Taal. I wrote the Taler Bora recipe long back and it has a funny story involved with it. You can read it if you wish to. In Bengal, we use Sugar palms a lot during Janmasthami to make different delicacies in the Hindu households. While in Muslim households, they make various pitha using taal during this time.

    Tal recipe videos compilation

    Sugar Palm is a seasonal fruit. You procure/ collect ripe and soft sugar palm as the process of extracting sugar palm pulp is quite a task.

    I follow the basic trick I have learned from the matriarch of my family, managing taal smartly. My mother procures Taal once a year, makes the pulp (reduction), and makes 3-4 delicacies using the same extract. Dida used to do the same as well. However, Dida though used to make it more than once. I, on the other hand, wait for maa to come to my place; or on a Sunday when I have time. I specifically request my woman Friday Chandana di to help me with the sugar palm pulp extraction. There was a time, I used to use a bamboo basket or a scraper for this process until Chandana di showed me the ninja technique of extracting sugar palm pulp! I have recorded the process and made a video compilation of 4 recipes using taal. You can check the video here!

    Janmasthami special recipes with Taal - Taler bora, Tal Patishapta, Taal Kheer and Taaler Luchi

    Taler Luchi Ingredients

    • All-purpose Flour
    • Sugar Palm extract
    • Salt
    • Oil for deep-frying
    • Ghee
    %janmasthami recipe taler luchi debjanir rannaghar

    See the recipe card for quantities.

    Taler luchi - Recipe Instructions

    I am sharing the recipe step-by-step pictures here. you can check the recipe card for a detailed process.

    %taler luchi process debjanir rannaghar

    Take All-purpose flour in a bowl.

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    Add Salt to it

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    Add Ghee as well.

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    Mix properly.

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    Now add reduced sugar palm pulp

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    Knead properly

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    Now make small balls

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    Roll into a flat disk

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    Heat oil in a pan

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    Fry one by one

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    Check recipe card for measurements

    Hint: Try to use a ripe sugar palm. It would be easier to extract the pulp.

    %bengali taler luchi recipe debjanir rannaghar

    Equipment

    Equipment can have a big impact on how a recipe turns out. Here are a few types of equipment that will be helpful if you have those. I use one of these to extract sugar palm pulp.

    Storage

    You can store taler luchi dough for a few days. I mostly extract the pulp and after reducing it on the gas stove, store it in the refrigerator and then use it to make delicacies. I even make the dough for luchi beforehand and make luchi.

    Top tip

    Make sure to store sugar palm pulp in the refrigerator in an air-tight container. It has a strong and distinct smell and you for sure don't want every item in the fridge to have this smell!

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    Taler Luchi | Janmasthami special Bengali Sugar Palm Flatbread

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    Taler Luchi is a delicious flatbread made with All-purpose flour and Sugar Palm extract aka Taler Mari (in Bengali). 

    • Author: Debjani Chatterjee Alam
    • Prep Time: 30
    • Cook Time: 15
    • Total Time: 45 minutes
    • Yield: 20 portions 1x
    • Category: Main
    • Method: Cooking
    • Cuisine: Bengali

    Ingredients

    Units Scale

    To make sugar palm extract

    • 1 Sugar Palm

    To make Taler Luchi

    • 300g All-purpose Flour (2 cups)
    • ½ Tsp. Salt
    • 1 Tbsp. Ghee
    • 1 cup Sugar Palm extract (reduced)
    • Vegetable Oil (for deep-frying)

    Instructions

    Sugar palm extract

    Extracting Sugar Palm Juice for taler Bora

    1. Take one ripe sugar palm. You need to extract the pulp.
    2. After that, you will have to reduce the pulp by cooking.
    3. This reduced pulp will be used in making the luchi.
    4. First, remove the crown from the sugar palm. and discard the fibrous skin.
    5. Now separate the sugar palm from the mid.
    6. You will get 2 or 3 seeds covered with pulpy fibrous fruit.
    7. Now sprinkle some water over a seed.
    8. Take either a basket or a grater or an edgy container or bowl and start grating the fruit.
    9. The fruit pulp will easily be separated from the seed while grating.
    10. You can sprinkle water once in a while doing it.
    11. Once done, strain the pulp to remove the fiber.
    12. Once the grating is done, take the pulp in a pan and start cooking it on low flame.
    13. Cook for around 7 minutes.
    14. By this time the pulp will be reduced to half and also will be cooked and ready for the next step. Wait till it is room temperature to follow further steps.
    15. You need around ⅔ cup- 1 cup pulp to make 20 taal er luchi.

    Making Taler Luchi

    1. Take All-purpose flour in a bowl.
    2. Now add ½ Tsp. Salt to it and mix.
    3. Add 1 Tbsp. Ghee and mix till the mixture turn crumbly.
    4. Now by adding cooked sugar palm pulp (in small portions) to the flour make a semi-soft dough.
    5. The dough must not be tough.
    6. You may need ⅔ cup to 1 cup reduced pulp to make the dough.
    7. Once done, keep the dough for 15 minutes before making the Luchi.
    8. Cut the dough into small portions- around 20.
    9. Shape each portion into balls.
    10. Now heat sufficient vegetable oil in a pan.
    11. take one flour ball and place it on the rolling surface.
    12. You may spear some oil on it.
    13. Now using the rolling pin flatten the flour ball.
    14. Make a round-shape flatbread.
    15. Now fry the flatbread in the already heated oil.
    16. While frying lower the flame.
    17. Using a spatula press a bit in the middle while frying.
    18. This way, the luchi will be puffy.
    19. Once fried from one side, flip it and fry the other side.
    20. Strain from the oil and follow the same process shape and fry remaining luchi.

    Notes

    You can use Ghee instead of Oil if you are not that calorie-conscious

    Nutrition

    • Serving Size: 50g
    • Calories: 128
    • Sugar: 1.3g
    • Sodium: 59mg
    • Fat: 7.7g
    • Saturated Fat: 1.8g
    • Carbohydrates: 13g
    • Fiber: 0.5g
    • Protein: 1.6g
    • Cholesterol: 2mg

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    FAQ of Sugar Palm recipes

    What are the different names of Sugar Palm?

    Sugar Palm is known as Toddy Palm, Palmyra, and Taal of course.

    What are the benifits of Sugar palm/ Tal/ Palmyra?

    Taal is rich in iron, zinc, potassium, and also calcium. In addition, sugar palm is rich in minerals and vitamins B and C. Moreover, Taal is a fibrous fruit and hence, good for the stomach.

    How can I easily extract sugar palm pulp?

    Extracting the pulp is probably the trickiest part when it comes to Tal. Traditionally, Bet-er Jhuri (Bamboo Basket) is used to scrape the fruit to extract the pulp. I used to use a normal Grater to extract the pulp and it was quite easy compared to the basket. However, my house-help Chandana di once showed me another trick. She used an edgy stainless steel milk container and used its edge to extract the pulp! You can check my youtube channel for the process.

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    • Narkel Chapa (also known as Narkel Tokti aka Bengali Coconut Sondesh)
    • Gurer Narkel Naru (also known as Bengali Narkel Naru aka Bengali Coconut Fudge Ball aka Nariyel ki Laddu)
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    • Bhapa Doi (also known as Bengali Steamed Yogurt)

    Have you tried the Bengali Taler luchi recipe from Debjanir Rannaghar!

    I would love to see a picture if you are making it following my recipe. You can share here at dolonchttrj@gmail.com. You can use my hashtag #debjanirrannaghar and share it through Instagram as well. and in addition, you can tag me at @foodofdebjani.

    Here's the Perfect Bengali Taal-er Luchi Recipe Pin for your Pinterest Board!

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    About Debjani Chatterjee Alam

    I am Debjani Chatterjee Alam. A CSR specialist by profession and a food writer, food blogger, and food photographer as well. I live in Kolkata along with my Husband Mehebub who is an architect by profession, my daughter Pasta, and also my dog daughters Coffee and Luchi.

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