Til Gajak Recipe

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Til or Sesame is an important part of the Harvest festival celebrated nation-wide in the month of January. The Til Gajak is a dessert made up of sesame seeds and jaggery. The jaggery is used as a binding agent for the gajak and is also an excellent means to battle the cold season.

Til Gajak Recipe
Difficulty	Easy
Rating	9.1 / 10 (23 votes)
Recipe Type	Veg.

Ingredients:

1 cup Sesame Seeds
3/4 cup Jaggery
2 tbsp Ghee
1/2 tsp Cardamom Powder
1/2 cup Water

How to make Til Gajak:

Heat a pan and roast sesame seeds on low heat.
Keep stirring constantly to avoid it from spluttering.
After roasting, let it cool and then pound them.
Prepare a thick syrup of jaggery by boiling it with 1/2 cup water over low flame.
Take out the roasted sesame from the pan and add it to the syrup.
Spread a thin layer of oil on a rolling board.
Spread the sesame-jaggery mixture over oil film. Press it to 1 cm thickness.
Cool the mixture sufficiently and cut into square pieces.
Til Gajak is ready.
Keep it in an airtight container.