West Bengal
Narkel naru
Fresh coconut and jaggery rolled into bite size balls. Every Bengali grandmother's Lakshmi Puja flex.
40 minTime
1 gProtein each
mildSpice
Make it your way
Grandma's wayCoconut and gur, rolled by hand.
The original205kcalsame
1 gproteinsame
3 gfibresame
40minutessame
Classic narkel naru.
Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.
Ingredients
Method
3 steps- 1Cook coconut and jaggery together on low to medium heat, stirring constantly.
- 2Keep cooking until it comes together and leaves the sides of the pan.
- 3Add cardamom, cool until just handleable and roll into 16 balls with damp palms.
Serve it like this
Pile naru in a steel bowl or on a banana leaf with a few murki and nimki for a Bijoya plate.
