Jaggery powder is the same sweetener with the hard work already done. No hacking at a block, no uneven lumps, and it measures like sugar.

This is the practical version. Most people who cook with jaggery regularly end up buying it this way.

Spoon it into chai and coffee, use it in baking in place of brown sugar, stir it through porridge, or use it in sweets and chutneys where you would otherwise need to melt a block down first.

Available at Curry Corner in North Melbourne.