How is palm jaggery made? | The Hindu

[@srinathselvan3590]

Never knew the process demanded so much physical effort and patience. Thankful to those who have been doing this. And also, thanks to The Hindu team for shedding light on this.

[@sanojkumar-ly9xo]

My father also doing this,,,my education also depend on this earing,,

[@soumiksaha8484]

Very nice. Continue with your studies. Do not drop out.

[@muthurathinam9428]

I hope you would have understood the difficult situation at home,please concentrate on studies..certainly one day you will change the difficulties of family members.. God bless you, my sincere wishes...

[@89chithra]

try to find out a way to sell your home made jaggery for better price.. you should also continue this job as a part time job later but with safety guards and equipments.. This is not a silly job.

[@chitravinod3973]

Can you give me lot of chakkara

[@NimSonam]

learn marketing to make the world know about this jaggery business and its benefits... i use jaggery for tea

[@sanchitsingh5912]

This should be marketed in entire India so that tappers get good remuneration

[@rajeevmishra5649]

Hope this may come true......

[@shashankke250]

Na the sugar Mafia which is controlled by the all the politicians won't allow 🥲 That's the cause for India having the highest Sugar disease.

[@rahulgr3167]

Money will go to land owners, never to the people who work 10 hrs in unbearable heat

[@md-ayaz]

Ever heard of middleman bro?

[@dv9239]

The demand is already more than supply in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh

[@aruntamilan525]

I saw in a news channel that currently half of palm trees in TN are cut in last 10 years for roadways, infrastructure, and various other reasons. Please plant as much palm trees as possible. It keeps ground water level good and also has lot of benefits from its branches, leaves, fruits, even it's stem.

[@machinelearning2536]

true...

[@raghunathsinghrajpurohith4894]

Oil

[@santhoshsivam1017]

The thing is government is replacing the trees but not with the right one. For example they are replacing tamarind tree with trees which produce only flowers. This is in a way indirectly affecting tamarind prices in tamilnadu. This is not good.

[@princek6135]

But i listened one guy speech that palm tree are not good .he said that he learned from ayurveda.

[@aruntamilan525]

@@princek6135 Not sure what is written in Ayurveda. The oil may not be great for cooking but the palm tree roots help keep ground water intact and their fruits, stem and lot of items from palm trees are valuable for daily use.

[@LaColinaSagrada]

I´ts a hard and risky work to climb up the Palmtrees, one need to be really thankful to the people collecting and cooking the juice everytime that uses Jaggery.

[@dvshinde77]

This is our true India and really hard working farmers, we are all proud of them. Jay Hind Jay Bharat Jay Tamilnadu

[@chaitanyareddymuthyala2967]

In Telangana we call it as Thaati bellam , and there is a saying that , during churning of ocean of milk , some Nectar ( amrutham ) fell on earth and from that these taadi chetlu ( toddy palm) are born 🙂

[@timelymeteor3993]

In Telugu*

[@shujaetsjk]

Neera / Sendhi

[@deepakkumar-lu6jf]

In bhojpuri bihar we call it taari

[@AshutoshSingh-kb3cm]

It certainly tastes like amrutam 😍

[@fabolousnature3873]

We call it karupatti ,for jaggery _katti vellam

[@jayakumarkaarikuzhy4713]

Brought back my memories of having palm 'amruth' every weekend when I was in Mancherial till August last year.

[@vinayjadhav3437]

Tappers should get most of the profit.. he is the one who is taking risk and initiating actual process.

[@jamesmonroe3043]

No way!!!!! I own a Palm Tree orchard and cannot give the tappers any more $. I barely earn any $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ myself by allowing them to work for me. I could just program my Robots to do this simple work, but I help out these peasants!!!!! I think we all need to realize the Owners are the real Heroes.

[@estebancorral5151]

@@jamesmonroe3043 James Monroe, has been dead for 170 years. No one can believe you.

[@jamesmonroe3043]

@@estebancorral5151 Silence peasant!!!! ...Or you'll be spending a week in the Hot Box!!!!!

[@hidum5779]

@@jamesmonroe3043 lol what? Hopefully this is sarcasm. Plus no such robots exist, and if they do they're vastly expensive and not mass produced.

[@jamesmonroe3043]

@@hidum5779 They do exist, I have the robots... that I built myself!!!! If those tappers keep whining, I'll just flip them on.... and they'll be sorry!!!! I will NOT be responsible for how RoboTapps® decide to solve this problem.

[@ayushir33]

Respect for these men climbing so High.... salute 👍🏽

[@TheInvisibleLady-2]

Palm Jaggery is very important ingredient for bengali sweets, pitha, Puli in west bengal. Sweets are incomplete without jaggery

[@mounishvishnujai5318]

This is one of the best alternative for white sugar which is unhealthy whereas this is very healthy and has nutritional value.....if both state and Central govt's had developed these things instead of siding with the alcohol mafia we could have not only manufactured palm sugar but our palm oil imports could too have been drastically reduced too 🤦 Hope atl ast now they do something about this and revive our traditional way of life....as palm trees are even seen in Tamil Nadu sate emblem 👍🏼

[@evilcurse]

Palm oil is not obtained from toddy palm but a different kind of palm tree (Elaeis). It is much shorter and has a wider trunk.

[@shyamraa]

Government must help farmers directly by purchasing it with MSP and sell it via Ration shops/ Amma canteens etc

[@Lacroix999]

Governments have never really helped its people! The worse thing for people to do as a whole is to expect that the government is actually there to help them! They’re there to help themselves!

[@shubham5832]

@@Lacroix999 ever heard of MSP, PDS, Mid day Meal and scores of other schemes. There may be corruption in government but overall it is there for welfare of people. Otherwise how come you describe improvement in social indicators since independence till today.

[@Bornin-ev7yl]

One of the healthiest source of sugar!!

[@SurajInd89]

Lol, no..

[@Chairman_LmaoZedong]

Yes

[@mounishvishnujai5318]

@@SurajInd89 yes but everything must be taken in a specified quantity or else it becomes toxic.....that goes for all food items so

[@gameroutcast6726]

Nothing is healthy if one sits on bed all day.

[@Manisha33m]

Tamilnadu state tree - palm tree. This jaggery very healthy but not available entire tamilnadu .

[@sumanamjs]

Until a few decades ago, “Karupetti kaapi” was the only “coffee” that was in common use, in Kerala. In its best form (usually when made at home), it had a golden-brown shade, was as soft as butter, and just melted in your mouth. The rich, unique, mellow flavour and fragrance of the toddy palm jaggery is unforgettable. Sadly, it is impossible to find this grade in the market these days. And very few prepare this in their homes anymore. Not many are fortunate enough to hold sufficient land with palms of their own. Hard work and patience are also “out-of-fashion”. Industrialisation of the cooking process may be part of the answer. But, once again, how many would want to make a career of flirting with deadly danger, thrice daily, 365 days a year … leave alone the lowly status in “Society”.

[@sarkataa]

In West Bengal it is called Patali Gur. It is used in many sweets.

[@kanhaiyajha4465]

I guess in Jharkhand it’s 120 rupees. How much it’s cost in wb

[@keerthi3047]

Biggest issue with cottage industries is hygiene and standards. Though cottage industries focus on nutritious, less processed foods, due to poor hygiene standards, they couldn't be marketed like a Swiss cheese or a Italian olive oil. The vicious circle of poverty which directly influences the lifestyle, choices and individual standards. Unlike mass produced factory, where "Customer" is the King, in cottage industry, this dynamics is yet to find dominance. This is one of the reason why, cottage industry fail to adopt hygienic practises in production. Here the producer is the King, and the entire process is influence by the producer's choice, quality of life and personal standards and choices. This is not a mere, take it or leave it issue. It concerns public health. Though the product itself maybe health friendly, the process of production defeats the friendliness.

[@warmachine3943]

It's a major reason why indian cottage industries always failed against big corporations

[@GowthamSarvesh]

Maybe our traditional cottage products don't fit into Western perception of hygiene, but even the worst form of biological pollution insects/human swear is better than micro plastic and chemical/fertilizer pollution that is part of mass produced products.

[@warmachine3943]

@@GowthamSarvesh what?????

[@GowthamSarvesh]

TLDR - These bio pollutants - sweat, insects etc.. that are found in cottage industries have far lesser effect on our health than micro plastics, chemical fertiliser and other petroleum products that are part of most mass produced products.

[@DT-lx6hr]

Really? I didn't notice any major hygiene issues in this video..in fact everything used is more eco friendly and reusable which is what we want, they heat the sap on flame for hours together, any contamination before that gets destroyed by heat and there is slight chance during handling once it cools down

[@MahiMahi-yu5jo]

Not sure of nutrition value over white sugar, but the taste is unlike any other. It's earthy, nutty and spicy. It's amazing with tea. I have been using this for over 10 years now. And I try to buy it from villages as much as possible so that tappers can benefit.

[@saf8069]

How i buy?can I get to know

[@unknown-zp9uo]

My grandfather is doing it still now.

[@puruchavi]

Please can we talk?

[@sandtx4913]

Never knew there was so much hard work going into this? I wait for the day that conditions will be better for these hard working people. Question: does the palm jaggery have natural sugar from the sap or do they add sugar during the cooking process?

[@loadingdock108]

why would anyone add sugar?

[@mathumitha001]

This job is risky and most labour intensive. The government can provide some kind of incentives or subsidies to this people.

[@sanjairaj3532]

Is there a missing step here?..do they naturally get that brown Color after heating for so long or is something added

[@alkasoli4002]

Palm trees in south india are facing huge extinction issues.. promotion of palm as a whole is highly required.. But now here humans are giving importance to foreign trees

[@AS-jo8qh]

It is still prevalent in eastern India and widely used

[@SurajInd89]

Where did you get that info? Palm trees can be still found everywhere. In Kerala we produce wine mainly from coconut and not palm that’s why palm trees were not ever very common. But we import palm wine from TN where palm is cultivated very abundantly.

[@pradeepc2584]

Its State tree of TN and cutting Palm tree is illegal here .

[@mounishvishnujai5318]

If the central govt and state govt did proper work we could easily decrease the importing cost of palm oil from Singapore or Indonesia by proving it locally ourselves and if there is excess we can even sell it to the foreign markets too......lots of things can be useful from palm tree cultivation

[@vinaykumarkedarisetty]

They are everywhere here in vizag district Andhra Pradesh

[@harishsiva5340]

Heard about "thati bellam" but never witnessed process of making.

[@prernapathak6528]

In jharkhand we call it patali gud, it's amazing to watch how it's prepared..but out of what part of the tree is the liquid obtained?

[@baltimoregiri7925]

Top of the tree where the fruits usually hang. When we take this sap / juice from the tree -- trees don't yield fruits.

[@uzhavanshop7437]

Thank you The Hindu for covering our efforts..

[@zainabfarooqui6253]

Thanks.. that's so interested. And kudos to the people doing this.

[@dhanjeepandey4252]

Nice process of making palm jaggery....

[@TheContrariann]

Thanks for the video 👍

[@Gurdas1752]

How I get it or purchase it from and where is the region you shoot it

[@AshutoshSingh-kb3cm]

Yes it's a laborious process but the outcome is so tasty 😋

[@mohanmeti1684]

Should add nutritional value too

[@namatulunadatudar1691]

In mangalore , Karnataka they call valla bella.

[@praveenhegde8107]

And the large round biscuits stacked in a bag made of palm tree, yummy valle bella.

[@mscreationworks5787]

My Father is from Nelamaikkarar Nadar caste and My Mother is from Ezhava Panicker caste

[@himshaky]

The TN government should form co-operatives of these tappers so that they can manage the trade themselves and earn better.

[@ayushir33]

Thanks the Hindu..for showing this 👏

[@zhouralmouda]

please i want to know if this palm jagri can expert or no

[@niteshkumarpatel]

I love palm jaggery

[@snehilbusa6936]

Muje yaha se palm jaggery buy karna hai please answer

[@gaurnitai2583]

This is all made by Lord Thank Krishna for providing us everything and also offer Krishna something from your Heart Hare Krishna 🙏🏻

[@monayaduvanshi2342]

Thanks 😊😊

[@solaikrishnavenivijayakuma8443]

Thank you my family tradition

[@atulprakash1612]

Also make a video on How a Deshi Jaggery is made thru traditional method..

[@RajKumar-cq9fg]

மிகவும் பயனுள்ள பதிவு 👌

[@bodaddy6771]

we need to support this ...if you can buy this

[@jayaramnavagrama123]

Can I visit prossesing spot

[@exploreanything7530.]

I love it 😍 very natural

[@vijayazende]

How to order?

[@vinaykumarkedarisetty]

So it's boiled thodi ?

[@Dipendra_Ojha]

background music name please??

[@nilaysen1712]

How do I get the pulm jaggery at Pune? Any contact no.?

[@shanivincent1500]

Thankyou to forward this video. Outstanding.👍👍👍

[@farticlesofconflatulation]

It’s sad that the one’s who do the most dangerous and backbreaking labor often get paid a pittance. There should be a minimum price set for commodities so that traders don’t take advantage of small producers.

[@Rahulbike]

First time The Hindu covered something positive

[@dhirajk5457]

it tastes much better than sugar and even the normal sugarcane jaggery

[@ManiMarangravity]

Panno velam ❤️ it's so healthy for human body, too better then than sugar

[@nhealthlifestyle]

Nice video... in the eastern side of india, it is called khajur gud. It tastes yummy and even its sandesh and kheer tastes very good :)

[@secilrods5170]

how much it cost for 1 kg palm jaggerin in tamilnadu

[@kusumbhagchandani9820]

Thank the showing this 🎉❤

[@CoinMintandArt]

From where can one buy palm jaggery which is pure without any adulteration & fair price?

[@vijayakrishna07]

కల్లు తాగే బదులు రెండు ముక్కలు చప్పరిస్తూ మంచి పాటలు వింటే.... ఆహా..

[@eddie944]

So much hard work behind

[@tamilselvan729]

Tamil people are always hard workers.

[@amitkumarbala6543]

In west bengal we called taal। we also eat taal sash which is young palm fruit।when the fruit ripe we extract the pulp and make wada mix with bannana coconut and rice flower in august।

[@namatulunadatudar1691]

My great grandmother used to make palm jaggery .

[@lepenseur8242]

1 litre of sap turn into just 140gms? All that work for 140gms.. That's some astounding hardwork... Calling it just "laborious" is an understatement

[@43vinvin]

Is it safe for diabetic

[@VS-qd3tz]

No

[@vaibhavone9273]

So hard work

[@chiragkumar3400]

What price for this

[@Sahilkhan-cm9nk]

2:55

[@rajeevbhatnagar6495]

Really difficult process. Hope we can mechanise, increase prodctivity, improve wages, and reduce prices to customers.

[@shovonali7248]

Hats off!!

[@krish2142]

Palm jaggery is best and taste better than sugarcane jaggery. My mom use this to make kheer (puddings) and mann im telling u it taste so good. We call this khajur gurr in bihar❤️🙌🏾

[@soumyadeepmaiti5574]

this is not khajur gurr... this is taler gur

[@soumyadeepmaiti5574]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/pmfbcplvaqabipI this is khajjur gur

[@dogaredeemer2711]

@@soumyadeepmaiti5574 taad gudh yes. some call it khajur gudh also

[@violetpascal3196]

Can a diabetic have this jaggery

[@rajeswaride7156]

Is palm jaggery same as date tree jaggery?

[@newtanpoddar5213]

Right

[@SaurabhAnupamSahu]

Wow superb ... #SaurabhAnupamSahu

[@rajghosh6095]

In Tripura, it is called khejur Goor( in Bangla). Very delicious and rich source of energy.

[@paadipanta2607]

People with diabetes should consume this instead of white sugar. Coconut sugar is also another alternative, when wild honey is not available

[@SALIMKHAN-rg5ph]

Best 1

[@Jeaucques]

In North India, Palm Jaggery is called Taal Gurd.

[@karandeepchhabra2100]

We put it inside our stomach and instantly become carefree of where everything comes from and who does it for us. It's time we create a world of inclusiveness.

[@ayushir33]

Wow ❤️

[@physicsexpress5508]

Government should market the product directly from village using Flipkart like platform after quality checkup

[@aimanartandcrafts]

I saw this In Saudagar movie

[@dipeshmaurya9211]

ताड़ी बोलते है हमारे यहां

[@BookishGyanwithMsPreeti]

Good

[@kaju9294]

Here it cost 50 rs😎

[@newtanpoddar5213]

Where

[@babyswara428]

Yes it's

[@newtanpoddar5213]

Wow i love it ( we bengali call tal gur)

[@kapildevtiwari730]

The Work is Labor Intensive...And The Jaggery Cost is Also Accordingly...

[@ss-ib8gm]

India was rich becoz of our rich resources and our ancients ancestors discovered techniques to use it naturally until greedy invaders and Industrial Revolution happened

[@RamananRV]

I am here after watching the HIndi movie Saudagar starring Amitabh Bachchan where he is a palm tapper and palm jaggery seller.

[@subhashrb684]

Amitabh Bachchan movie "Saudagar" Amitabh played jaggery maker

[@generalawarenesswithrk9303]

I too got remembered that by this video

[@hotdoggyboomboom411]

only way you can know for sure it's real is to go buy from where it's produced in a tons there are people who sell it but mostly adulterated stuffs .

[@sunnyjoy229]

From where can it be caught?

[@manchodu3867]

I wonder who counted palmyra trees?? 🤔 But palmyra trees are very high all along the east coast..not just Tamil Nadu .

[@EduGleam]

Let me tell you, currently i have added half kg of jaggery powder in my Amazon cart and it is costing me 399 rs. Amazon add it own price as well. Don't know if these hardworking people get their fair share or not😢

[@tusar7864]

Saudagar movie depicts the story of a palm Jaggery seller.

[@django9494]

I buy palm jaggery made in india and srilanka from my nearby store in Riyadh

[@Aryvrt]

☀️🙂🚩🙏🕉️

[@mahapol8812]

Saudagar movie showed the process.

[@vasantrajp4740]

It is pity that we have failed in marketing a healthy and environment friendly alternative against sugarcane which is the cause not only a cause for diabetics but also water guzzling crop.

[@saritapatil1788]

Sugarcane is not the reason for diabetes. It is the harmful way of making industrial sugar that is responsible for not just diabetes but high n low bp n stomach related problems. Also if we do the farming in the right way water can be saved. In fact I was just thinking how sugarcane is favorite to all our Gods n Goddesses. It a great detoxifier, source of glucose n loaded with minerals. Cures a lot of health problems. Just like industrial palm sugar. N yes this palm sugar n how its made is awesome n useful but sadly its not promoted but if industrialisation was to happen here the quality will degrade. This here is more like palm jaggery like sugarcane jaggery.