please tell me about palm sugar

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Thanks for the wonderful recipe. I was excited to see the ingredient palm sugar

because it is available in a health store in India. The reason I havent tried it

out is that my kids are on a gfcf/sugar/corn/soy free diet. How does palm sugar

figure under these rstrictions? Is it allowed?

Do educate me on this one.

thanks

vc

 

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Coconut And Mango Rice Pudding- Gluten Free

 

3/4 cup medium grain rice

one 400 ml (13 1/2 fl oz) can lite coconut milk

400 ml (13 1/2 fl oz) water

90 g (3 oz) palm sugar

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

2 tablespoons (8 tsp) palm sugar, extra

1 fresh mango, cut into thin slices

splash of vegan brandy

juice of half a lime

 

1. Combine the coconut milk, water, sugar and cinnamon in a large

saucepan. Bring to the boil, then stir in the cooked rice. Reduce the

heat to low and simmer for 20 to 25 minutes.

 

2. Place extra palm sugar in a small saucepan; cook over medium heat

until melted. Add mango and stir to coat with the sugar. Add brandy

and flame (if desired). Stir through 4 tsp of water and the lime juice.

 

3. Place rice in serving bowls and top with the mango. Serve warm.

 

Serves 4.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

From Wikipedia:

 

" Palm sugar was originally made from the sugary sap of the Palmyra

palm or the date palm. Now it is also made from the sap of the sago

and coconut palms and may be sold as " coconut sugar. " The sugar is a

golden brown paste, sold in tubes, blocks or tin cans. It may be

light-colored or dark, soft and gooey or hard. As a lightly-processed

product of cottage industry, it varies greatly from batch to batch. "

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palm_sugar

 

You may also find it called " jaggery " or " gur " . I buy mine from an

Indian importers here in Australia, although it is available in the

supermarket. It comes in a hard block that I grate for use.

 

It is a sugar, although less processed than many, so I would assume it

would not be permitted on a sugar-free diet.

 

Hope this helps,

Kim

 

 

, vcsang chakrapani

<vc_sang wrote:

>

> Thanks for the wonderful recipe. I was excited to see the ingredient

palm sugar because it is available in a health store in India. The

reason I havent tried it out is that my kids are on a

gfcf/sugar/corn/soy free diet. How does palm sugar figure under these

rstrictions? Is it allowed?

> Do educate me on this one.

> thanks

> vc