Gajak Recipe
Gajak Recipe
Cuisine: RajasthaniGajak Recipe: Gajak is a sweet delicacy made from sesame seeds or peanuts and jaggery or sugar syrup. It’s a popular winter treat in North India, especially during festivals like Makar Sankranti.
Ingredients
1/4 cup cashewnuts
1/2 cup sesame seeds (til)
200 gms sugar
2 tblsp pure ghee
Directions
- Grease a tray with a little ghee.
- Roast sesame seeds over a low heat up until lightly brown.
- Roast cashew nuts also until lightly brown.
- Combine sugar, remaining ghee and 2 tblsp of water.
- Stir fry the mixture over medium heat up till it turns into a thick syrup.
- Take off from heat,
- Stir in sesame seeds and cashew nuts.
- Mix well.
- Transfer the mixture onto a buttered tray and then level it.
- Make cuts as per the required size and shape and allow to cool.
- When cold, separate the pieces and serve.
