Gajak facts for kids
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| Type | sweet |
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| Course | Dessert, confection |
| Place of origin | India |
| Main ingredients | Sesame seeds, jaggery, peanuts |
| Variations | Gond gajak, chocolate gajak, dry fruit gajak, gajak barfi |
Gajak (also gachak) is a dessert or confection originating in north-central India. It is a dry sweet made of sesame seeds (til) or peanuts and jaggery.. The til is cooked in the raw sugar syrup and set in thin layers, which can be stored for months.
Preparation
Gajak (Hindi: "गजक") 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.
Varieties
- Gud-til gajak
- Til-revadi gajak
- Khas gajak
- Til-Mawa gajak
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