Sesame gajak recipe with simple steps to organize wholesome snack at dwelling. This is a dry desi confectionery (brittle) ready with jaggery and sesame seeds (Til). Also popularly referred to as tilgul vadi.
Gajak is normally ready throughout winter as it’s stated to stop us from chilly. With Sesame (Til in Hindi) and jaggery, it has dietary worth.
With Diwali and winter arising some could also be on the lookout for more healthy Diwali sweets, so posting this. Gajak can be made for Makar Sankranti, Lohri pageant. Check out my different Diwali Recipes
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Til gajak Ingredients
Simple components make up this simple and fast snack.
- Jaggery (Gur in Hindi)
- Sesame seeds (Til)
- Ghee
See Recipe card for full checklist and portions.
Stepwise pictures
- Grease a platform with ghee to start with. You also can grease a rolling pin or use a butter paper for rolling with out sticking.
2. After that, take a pan and begin roasting it in medium warmth.
3. It will begin to pop after a minute or so. Keep stirring always for even roasting.
4. Once you see golden sesame seeds right here and there you possibly can switch to a plate for settle down. Make positive all are roasted effectively (stir effectively to make sure this)
Jaggery syrup
5. Then in the identical kadai, add jaggery powder, water.
6. Continue by stirring to dissolve the jaggery. Keep the flame solely in low.
Keep a bowl of water within the facet to verify syrup consistency. When it begins to boil and turns into frothy, add ghee and blend.
7. Add couple of drops to the water and verify.
8. First, it is going to be mushy. Then it is possible for you to to take out the string but it surely bends.
9. Continue heating and checking. The appropriate stage is once you pour a bit syrup in water, it ought to harden and it’s best to be capable of take out. It ought to break crisp. This is what we’re on the lookout for.
10. Beyond this, the syrup will get burnt, so watch out whereas checking, you possibly can even swap off the flame whereas checking.
Add cooking soda and blend briskly.
11. The syrup will grow to be barely pale with micro bubbles.
12. In low warmth itself, add sesame seeds and blend shortly.
13. When all of the seeds combine and kinds a mass swap off.
14. Then switch the combination instantly to greased platform.
15. Put the butter paper over it and roll it utilizing rolling pin.
16. Do it gently first to unfold out after which press swiftly to roll out skinny.
17. After that, make impressions utilizing knife (no want to chop and take out) as desired.
18. It will get cooled so quick, so it’s important to act shortly in any other case it’s going to harden or grow to be brittle.
As it cools you possibly can simply take out the gajak and eventually break within the strains.
Stays good for every week in room temperature. Perfect to take pleasure in tilgul vadi as after meal snack.
My notes
I did this final yr in an Instagram reside, so tried a number of occasions earlier than. Here are some factors to notice earlier than making.
- Do the method in low flame as we’re dealing with jaggery syrup with low water focus. The levels cross shortly and might get burnt simply. No kidding, so strictly low warmth solely.
- You will certainly know the stage when to watch out as you get a nice jaggery taste clearly.
- Adding a tiny pinch of cooking soda is elective but it surely provides a mushy texture. Do not add greater than talked about.
- Make positive to roast the sesame effectively because it’s the one means we’re cooking.
- You can rinse and dry sesame seeds in a clear kitchen material and dry in shade for those who really feel it has impurities.
Recipe card
Gajak recipe | Jaggery sweets
gajak recipe with simple steps to organize wholesome snack at dwelling. This is a dry desi confectionery ready with jaggery and sesame seeds (Til).
Ingredients
- ½ cup Sesame seeds
- ½ cup Jaggery powder
- ½ teaspoon ghee
- 1 pinch cooking soda
- 1 tablespoon water
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Instructions
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Grease a platform with ghee to start with. You also can grease a rolling pin or use a butter paper for rolling with out sticking.
-
After that, take a pan and begin roasting it in medium warmth.
-
It will begin to pop after a minute or so. Keep stirring always for even roasting.
-
Once you see golden sesame seeds right here and there you possibly can switch to a plate for settle down. Make positive all are roasted effectively (stir effectively to make sure this)
-
Then in the identical kadai, add jaggery powder, water.
-
Continue by stirring to dissolve the jaggery. Keep the flame solely in low.
-
Keep a bowl of water within the facet to verify syrup consistency. When it begins to boil and turns into frothy, add ghee and blend.
-
Add couple of drops to the water and verify.
-
First, it is going to be mushy. Then it is possible for you to to take out the string but it surely bends.
-
Continue heating and checking. The appropriate stage is once you pour a bit syrup in water, it ought to harden and it’s best to be capable of take out. It ought to break crisp. This is what we’re on the lookout for.
-
Beyond this, the syrup will get burnt, so watch out whereas checking, you possibly can even swap off the flame whereas checking.
-
Add cooking soda and blend briskly. In low warmth itself, add sesame seeds and blend shortly.
-
When all of the seeds combine and kinds a mass swap off and switch the combination instantly to greased platform.
-
Put the butter paper over it and roll it utilizing rolling pin. Do it gently first to unfold out after which press swiftly to roll out skinny.
-
Make impressions utilizing knife (no want to chop and take out) as desired.
-
It will get cooled so quick, so it’s important to act shortly in any other case it’s going to harden or grow to be brittle.
-
As it cools you possibly can simply take out the gajak and break within the strains.
-
Stays good for every week in room temperature. Perfect to take pleasure in as after meal snack.
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Notes
- Do the method in low flame as we’re dealing with jaggery syrup with low water focus. The levels cross shortly and might get burnt simply. No kidding, so strictly low warmth solely.
- You will certainly know the stage when to watch out as you get a nice jaggery taste clearly.
- Adding a tiny pinch of cooking soda is elective but it surely provides a mushy texture. Do not add greater than talked about. Make positive to roast the sesame effectively because it’s the one means we’re cooking.
- You can rinse and dry sesame seeds in a clear kitchen material and dry in shade for those who really feel it has impurities.
