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What is Nolen Gur? A Deep Dive into the Sweet World of Bengali Jaggery Origins and Cultural Significance of Nolen Gur Nolen Gur, also known as new jaggery, is a winter delicacy made from the fresh sap of the date palm tree (Khejur) in Bengal. This treasured ingredient appears only during the winter months—from November to February—and carries with it the nostalgia, warmth, and deep-rooted traditions of Bengali households. Celebrated during Poush Parbon (Makar Sankranti) and other ... Nolen gur, or “new jaggery”, extracted from the tree’s sap is a winter speciality of Bengal. Rosogollas and sandesh made with nolen gur are the stuff Bengali dreams are made of. Several... Nolen gur is the flavour of winter — the date palm produces sap only when temperatures go down to 14°Celsius. Yet people start expecting nolen gur delicacies with the first chill wind. “Customers start asking for nolen gur sweets from mid-November,” says Madhuri Modak, managing director of Jalbhara Surjya Kumar Modak in Chandernagore. Jaggery can broadly be classified into two types, one that is extracted from sugarcane, which is also incredibly delicious, but in the hierarchy of jaggery, it occupies the lower rung of the ladder. ' Nolen Gur ' which means ‘new jaggery’ in Bengali, occupies the top and premium spot.
