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    Home » Recipes » Breakfast

    Jaggery, Nuts and Melon Seeds Granola

    August 22, 2016 by Kankana Saxena

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    As much as I love breakfast food, I am quite terrible at putting it together in between the rush and chaos in the morning. So, the usual weekday breakfast consists of oat porridge, toast and fried eggs. However, when I get bored of oats, I make some crunchy granola at home. This time, I made the granola with jaggery, nuts and melon seeds.

    Jaggery Melon Seeds Nuts Granola | Playful Cooking

    Jaggery Melon Seeds Nuts Granola | Playful Cooking

    The best part about making a big batch of granola is that it’s not just breakfast food, it also makes for a great snack. On some days, it becomes our post nap grub. My boy and I sit with a bowl of granola and munch along as we read some book or shape alphabets with play dough.

    Jaggery is one of traditional sweeteners used in Indian treats. It is used quite widely to prepare the desserts, especially during the harvest festival. Jaggery is prepared by concentrating sugarcane juice and it is available as solid blocks or in semi-liquid form. It is much healthier when compared to the refined sugar. The darker the shade of the jaggery, the richer it is in iron and fiber. The taste can be compared to that of molasses or brown sugar.

    Jaggery Melon Seeds Nuts Granola | Playful Cooking

    Jaggery Melon Seeds Nuts Granola | Playful Cooking

    The nuts and melon seeds added to the crunchy texture and the date palm jaggery gave that gorgeous vibrant shade. With yogurt or milk, it’s surely a great healthy morning treat to kick start the day.

    Jaggery Melon Seeds Nuts Granola | Playful Cooking

    Jaggery, Nuts and Melon Seeds Granola

    Kankana Saxena
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    Prep Time 5 minutes mins
    Cook Time 30 minutes mins
    Total Time 35 minutes mins
    Servings 0

    Ingredients
     

    • 4 cups rolled oats
    • ½ cup assorted nuts
    • ½ cup melon seeds
    • ¼ cup vegetable oil
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • ¼ cup raisins
    • ¼ cup grated jaggery (I used date palm jaggery)
    • 2 tablespoons honey

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat the oven to 150C.
    • In a mixing bowl, add all the ingredients except for raisins. Give it a mix and spread it evenly in a baking tray.
    • Bake for 15 minutes, give it a toss and bake for another 15 minutes.
    • If it’s not crunchy or golden in color, bake for an additional 5 to 10 minutes.
    • Once done, mix raisins into the granola and allow to cool completely before storing it in an air tight jar.

    Notes

    Depending the size of your oven, you might have to bake the granola in multiple batches.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1Servings
    Jaggery Melon Seeds Nuts Granola | Playful Cooking

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    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Swati

      September 04, 2016 at 5:57 pm

      Hey - most oats in India are steel cut? Would they do?

    2. Janani Takesh Kumar

      August 25, 2016 at 11:51 am

      Amazing clicks Kankana! And lovely recipe! The granola looks soo tempting!!

    3. Annika

      August 23, 2016 at 11:08 am

      looks delicious!

    4. Appu

      August 23, 2016 at 5:03 am

      Amazing photography. Makes me want to pick up the tray and dig in. U just keep me in mind when u do a photography thingy next.

    5. Edlyn

      August 22, 2016 at 10:36 pm

      Amazing photos!! Had to comment because 5 mins ago I was sitting on the couch eating plain granola while watching tv, thinking to myself - "i need to make more". Soon, soon.

    6. angiesrecipes

      August 22, 2016 at 9:44 am

      Homemade granola is the best! Is melon seed from watermelon?

    7. dixya

      August 22, 2016 at 8:06 am

      i loveee granola too..and i hear you dear on eating breakfast between rush time. lately, i have been relying on overnight oats,.so far good. i cant wait to make a batch of granola soon.

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