Name: Thati Muffins
Ingredients: Fine Jowar Rava: 75 grams; Brown Rice Rava: 75 grams; Pulp of Palmyra Palm (Taatikaaya): 150 grams; Jaggery: 50 grams; Almonds: 25 grams (Soaked); Raisins: 20 grams; Coconut: 50 grams (Grated); Coconut Oil: 2 tablespoons

Ingredients

75 grams Fine Jowar Rava
75 grams Brown Rice Rava
150 grams Pulp of Palmyra Palm (Taatikaaya)
50 grams Jaggery
25 grams (Soaked) Almonds
20 grams Raisins
50 grams (Grated) Coconut
2 tablespoons Coconut Oil

Have you ever tried thati thandra? I tried only a couple of times growing up but never forgot the taste of it. I suppose, you either love it or dislike it thoroughly. I personally longed for it for years until we started making it at Vibrant Living. It is intense in flavour, sweet and slightly bitter at the same time. A must try for any foodie, I think. The cleanest and the purest palmyra palm fruit ‘leather’ is made only with the fresh pulp of the ripe fruit.

When you crave for something sweet, reach out for such snacks like dried fruit (I don’t mean nuts, though they too make good snacks if they are soaked) that are loaded with vitamins, minerals and antioxidants.

Oh, don’t forget to try and make thati muffins. Recipe is up on our YouTube channel.

Did you know Palmyra palm is the tallest palm in the world? I can just go on and on about this tree where every part of it at every stage is used beautifully in different parts of world where it is grown. Hope we stop cutting them and start growing new babies too.

Steps

1 Done	Removing the pulp from thatikaaya • Wash and wipe the thatikaya or palmyra palm fruit. • Using your hands, peel off the skin. You can refer to our video to check the process clearly. • If it is hard to remove, then hit the fruit on the kitchen platform few minutes. This process will separate the fibres and helps you remove the skin easily. • Gently remove the seeds present in it. • Using a grater, gently grate the seeds to remove the pulp.
2 Done	Preparation • Soak the jowar ravva and brown rice rava for 4 to 6 hours. • Soak the almonds for a couple of hours and chop them.
3 Done	Making the batter • Take a bowl and add pulp of taatikaya fruit, soaked jowar rava and soaked brown rice (without water), raisins, almonds, grated coconut and jaggery. • Mix all the ingredients together.
4 Done	Baking • Preheat the oven for 150 degrees. • Meanwhile, take baking pan with muffin moulds. • Apply a thin coat of coconut oil in the moulds. • Add the batter into the muffing moulds. • Bake them in the preheated oven for 45 minutes.
5 Done	Note In case you don’t have a microwave, you can spread the batter over a thick bottom pan and cook it on both sides to make tatikaaya roti.