India, Feb. 27 -- The joy of Holi often feels connected to sweets that reflect traditional delights. Sending or receiving sweets on Holi has become a ritual to stay close to our loved ones. And after hours of playing Holi, something sweet is a must! That is when carefully selected jaggery-based sweets add a sense of celebration and health to the occasion.

The tables are filled with sweets, from gujiya to malpua to laddoos. Jaggery has been the base of these sweets, be it the filling of gujiya with chopped dry fruits or the dry mix of main ingredients in laddos.

Jaggery is made from sugarcane juice or palm sap, and is less processed than refined sugar. It also contains some healthy goodness in small amounts of minerals such as iron and p...