Original Thoothukudi Macaroon Recipe
Thoothukudi Macaroons(Tuticorin Macaroons) are very famous in Thoothukudi district. Making of Thoothukudi Macaroons is a wonderful experience and this is my second attempt on making this macaroons. First time somehow I did mistake it turns black(may be oven temp) and then i decided to post detail videos of making Thoothukudi macaroon 💡 in each step. In my hometown also, we will get macaroons at bakeries not exactly the same. My sis bought a packet of Abi macaroons from Chennai and it taste excellent. I never attempted this at home, I thought it is very simple at the beginning, but actually we need more practice to make this. But if you could follow each step of this recipe carefully you can get it without failure 😮 Yes, i did made Horlicks Biscuits at home and do check the recipe if you are looking for unique cookies or biscuits recipes.
This is the short history of Thoothukudi macaroons,(adapted from wiki) Basically European macaroons Indianised in Thoothukudi. According to one story, a baker from Thoothukudi who went to Chennai, learnt the recipe from an Anglo-Indian and brought it back to Thoothukudi where he modified it to local tastes. Another story states that Portuguese sailors who came to Thoothukudi used local labour for baking macaroons who improvised it to the present form 😎
The 3 ingredients are egg, sugar and cashew nuts. The generous addition of cashew nuts in this meringue-cookie gives the crunchy and delicious tastes <3
For this recipe, we need 3 egg whites.Egg whites will be easy to separate when they are cold. Separating the yolk and the egg whites is very important that you do not see even a speck of yolk in the separated whites, otherwise the whole process will get flop :'( so be careful while separating the whites. If you have any tools use that otherwise simply follow the below video and separate it.
How to separate egg whites ???
How to make the Thoothukudi Macaroons, Step by step instructions:
Step: 1
Seperate the egg white first and then powder the cashew nut in mixie.Once you have separated the egg whites, add it into the a mixing bowl and use the electric beater to beat it. Initially beat it in low speed once it started foams, beat it in high speed for 3 mins. Now slowly add the sugar little by little and beat well, wait till the you get the stiff peaks.the mixture should be thick like firm clouds and they should not slide down. Something that is in the consistency of whipped cream. This step took me around 8 minutes. Now slowly mix the powdered nuts and mix well.
Step:2
Once done you need to act fast and shouldnot take a rest, drop the mix into a cone or zip lock cover and start piping it. once done bake it for 55 mins to 1 hr and about 100-degree celsius. once done let it cool for 1 hr and then take it out.
How to Shape Thoothukudi macaroons:
Hope the video and instruction will help you make the Tuticorin macaroons very easy.Try them one your hands on and get the appreciation from the family. I am sure they love it 😀
- 3 egg whites
- 100g sugar
- 100g cashew nut ,powdered
- Seperate the egg white first and then powder the cashew nut in mixie.Once you have separated the egg whites, add it into the a mixing bowl and use the electric beater to beat it. Initially beat it in low speed once it started foams, beat it in high speed for 3 mins. Now slowly add the sugar little by little and beat well, wait till the you get the stiff peaks.the mixture should be thick like firm clouds and they should not slide down. Something that is in the consistency of whipped cream. This step took me around 8 minutes. Now slowly mix the powdered nuts and mix well.
- Once done you need to act fast and shouldnot take a rest, drop the mix into a cone or zip lock cover and start piping it. once done bake it for 55 mins to 1 hr and about 100-degree celsius. once done let it cool for 1 hr and then take it out.
Should not add the sugar immediately, initially beat the egg once it started foaming then add little by little.
Beat till the shift peak occur.
Don't mix very hard after adding the cashew powder.
After adding the cashew powder immediately drop it into the cone and make it otherwise the you can get the perfect shape.
Do try the crinkle cookies or here is the few cookies collection in Prema’s Culinary.
Have a Nice Day <3
Lovely instruction ss to follow with videos awesome post dear..I will try soon
Hi tried your macaroon receipe, taste was too good, had a problem, it didnt turn out white, it was too sticky, and pink in colour. What might me wrong.
Glad to know shubha… Colour depends on how much we are baking it…if you bake for more than it changes the colour and doesn’t let it sit in the oven after baking it might also cause sticky.
Can i use store bought egg whites.If yes wats the measurement?
I added the sugar to the egg whites after beating it till foamy, and then after adding the sugar the mixture tured to liquid, and it isnd becoming like the whipped cream texture
Hi prema .. i tried the recipe today. But sadly it turned out Brown within 35 min itself. I use a morphy richrds 40 RC oven. Wat would have been the mistake? Pls advice
hi deepa, may be oven temp..pls chk how is the heat of your oven….