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Sweet, fluffy, and fragrant fritters made from ripe palm fruit pulp, a cherished Bengali delicacy. These deep-fried treats have a unique bittersweet flavor and a soft, spongy texture, perfect for festivals and special occasions.
Prepare the Batter
Rest the Batter
Heat the Oil
Fry the Fritters
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Sweet, fluffy, and fragrant fritters made from ripe palm fruit pulp, a cherished Bengali delicacy. These deep-fried treats have a unique bittersweet flavor and a soft, spongy texture, perfect for festivals and special occasions.
This bengali recipe takes 65 minutes to prepare and yields 4 servings. At 391.72 calories per serving with 3.18g of protein, it's a moderately challenging recipe perfect for dessert or snack.
Drain and Serve
Replace the white sugar with an equal amount of grated jaggery (gur) for a more traditional and earthy flavor. Dissolve the jaggery in a little warm water before adding to the batter.
Add 1/2 teaspoon of crushed fennel seeds (saunf) or 1/4 teaspoon of cardamom powder to the batter for a lovely aromatic twist.
For a softer, more cake-like texture, you can add one mashed ripe banana to the batter. This also adds natural sweetness, so you may want to reduce the sugar slightly.
The combination of carbohydrates from rice flour, suji, and sugar provides a quick source of energy, making it a popular festive treat.
The star ingredient, sugar palm fruit pulp, is known to be a good source of antioxidants and phytochemicals, which help combat oxidative stress in the body.
The inclusion of fresh grated coconut adds healthy medium-chain fatty acids (MCFAs) to the fritters, which are easily digestible and can be a good source of energy.
Taler Bora is a traditional Bengali sweet fritter made from the pulp of a ripe sugar palm fruit (Taal), mixed with rice flour, coconut, suji, and sugar, and then deep-fried until golden brown.
Taler Bora is a traditional delicacy enjoyed during festivals and is best consumed in moderation. It is deep-fried and contains sugar, making it high in calories and fat. However, the palm fruit itself contains vitamins and antioxidants.
A serving of 5 Taler Bora pieces contains approximately 450-500 calories. This is an estimate and can vary based on the amount of oil absorbed during frying and the exact quantities of ingredients used.
If your boras are hard, the batter might have had too much rice flour or was not rested long enough for the suji to soften. If they are oily, the oil temperature was likely too low, causing them to absorb oil instead of frying quickly.
Extracting pulp is a traditional process of roasting the fruit, peeling it, and rubbing the fibrous kernels with a little water to release the pulp. For convenience, you can often find frozen or canned sugar palm pulp at South Asian grocery stores.