Gajak Explained

Gajak
Alternate Name:	Tilsakri, Tilpatti, Tilpapdi
Country:	India
Course:	Dessert, confection
Type:	Sweet
Main Ingredient:	Sesame seeds, jaggery, peanuts
Variations:	Gond gajak, chocolate gajak, dry fruit gajak, Pista gajak

Gajak, also known as Tilsakri, Tilpatti^[1] or Tilpapdi) is a dessert or confection originating in India. It is a dry sweet made of sesame seeds (til) or peanuts and jaggery.^[2] The sesame seeds (til) are cooked in the raw sugar syrup and set in thin layers, which can be stored for months.

Preparation

Gajak is prepared with sesame seeds and jaggery with a method of preparation which is time-consuming. It takes about 10–15 hours to prepare 5–8 kilograms of gajaks. The dough is hammered until all the sesame seeds break down and release their oils into the dough.

One kilogram of Gajak requires about one-fourth of jaggery to sesame.^[3] Varieties can include dry fruits.^[4]

Varieties

Ingredients and shape can vary. By ingredient,

• Gud-til gajak
• Til-revadi gajak
• Karari tilsakri
• Til-Mawa gajak

See also

• Chikki
• List of sesame seed dishes

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dasa . Syamasundara . 1965–1975 . Hindi sabdasagara . 2023-04-15 . dsal.uchicago.edu . खाँड़ या गुड़ में पगे हुए तिलों का जमाया हुआ कतरा ।.
2. Book: Alter, Stephen . All the Way To Heaven . 2009 . Penguin Books India . 978-0-14-028552-9 . en . Once I stole a brass faucet from the tapstand in the garden, exchanging it for a kilo of gajak, a kind of candy made from sesame seeds and raw sugar. . Stephen Alter.
3. Book: Reshii, Marryam H. . The Flavour of Spice . 2017 . Hachette India . 978-93-5009-909-4 . en.
4. Book: Singh . Rocky . Highway on my Plate: The Indian guide to roadside eating . Sharma . Mayur . 2011 . Random House India . 978-81-8400-219-5 . en.