How to make boora or tagar
Learn how to make Boora (also called Tagar) at home in just 30 minutes with only 2 simple ingredients - sugar and ghee (clarified butter). Step by step recipe with photos and a quick video tutorial included.
Servings: 1 ¼ Cup
Calories: 792kcal
Equipment
- 1 Heavy bottom Kadhai or Wok
Ingredients
- 1 cup sugar
- ¼ cup water
- ½ teaspoon ghee/clarified butter
Instructions
- Take a heavy-bottom pan, add sugar and a little water, and boil on high heat until the sugar dissolves. Stir occasionally. Optional step: Add 1 teaspoon milk to remove impurities from sugar syrup. They will float on top and can be skimmed off easily with a ladle.1 cup sugar, ¼ cup water
- Now reduce the heat to medium and cook the sugar syrup until it thickens. Add ½ teaspoon of ghee (clarified butter) to prevent lumps and add aroma.½ teaspoon ghee/clarified butter
- Now take a drop test - Take a small bowl of water and drop a little sugar syrup into it. Pick that sugar syrup from water, and if it forms a small ball or crystal and doesn’t dissolve easily, it is ready. If not, cook for 2 more minutes and check the sugar syrup again. Remove from heat once the sugar syrup passes the drop test.
- Stir continuously until the syrup thickens completely and dries into grainy sugar. Break any lumps with the back of a ladle. Scrape the sides to avoid sticking.If any lumps remain, transfer them to a mixer and grind to a fine powder.
- Tagar is ready now. Let it come to room temperature, store it in an airtight container, and use it within 15 days.
Video
Notes
- If the sugar has impurities, add 1 teaspoon of milk. The impurities will stick to the milk and can be removed with a strainer.
- Keep stirring after switching off the flame to avoid lumps.
- If lumps form, grind the mixture in a mixer jar into a fine powder.
- Store in an airtight container for up to 15 days.
- Before using boora for besan or atta ladoo, sift it for a smooth, melt-in-the-mouth texture.
Nutrition
Calories: 792kcal | Carbohydrates: 199g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 6mg | Sodium: 5mg | Potassium: 4mg | Sugar: 200g | Calcium: 4mg