Karupatti Halwa (Palm Jaggery Halwa)

Karupatti Halwa is a deep, fudgy halwa made with wheat milk and palm jaggery — a traditional sweet from Tirunelveli. Prepared during special occasions, it uses minimal ingredients but takes patience and slow stirring to reach that perfect, glossy texture.

Prep Time

20 Minutes

Cook Time

40 Minutes

Serving

4 to 5 People

Natural Palm Jaggery Powder (Palm Sugar)

A Clean Alternative to White Sugar, Packed with Minerals & Flavor.

Rich, dark, and melt-in-the-mouth — Tirunelveli’s signature sweet gets a wholesome twist with TAPL Karupatti.

Ingredients

Whole wheat grain – 1 cup

TAPL Palm Jaggery Powder – 1 cup

Water – 2.5 cups (for jaggery syrup)

Ghee – 4 tbsp

Cashews – 10

Cardamom powder – 1/4 tsp

Instructions

Soak wheat overnight. Grind and extract wheat milk (strain well).

Dissolve TAPL Karupatti in water. Filter and boil the syrup.

Mix jaggery syrup with wheat milk and cook on low, stirring continuously.

As it thickens, add ghee gradually. Stir till halwa leaves the sides.

Fry cashews in ghee, add along with cardamom. Serve hot or set into pieces.