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Loose, golden and unrefined: shakkar is the easiest swap for white sugar.

By Hammad Tariq · 6 November 2026 · 2 min read

Shakkar, gur and sugar

Shakkar is made like gur, but stirred as it cools so it breaks into a loose powder. It keeps the cane's flavour and some minerals, and dissolves like sugar.

Ways to use it

  • Tea, milk and lassi
  • Kheer, halwa and zarda
  • Sprinkled on paratha with desi ghee, the classic childhood treat

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