Gajak is a very popular Rajasthani sweet. A dry sweet made of sesame seeds/ til or peanuts and jaggery.
Ingredients
1 cup sesame seeds / til
3/4 cup sticky jaggery
1 tbsp ghee + 1 tsp for greasing the tray
1/2 tsp cardamom powder
Procedure
Grease one tray or plate with one tsp ghee and keep aside
Roast sesame seeds in a pan on a low flame till they turn light brown
Let it cool. Grind the sesame seeds in the mixer and make a coarse powder. Keep aside
Melt the jaggery over a low flame adding little water.
Once the jaggery syrup becomes thick, add sesame powder cardamom powder and mix gently for 2-3 mins or till it becomes a mass
Pous it on the greased tray and level it with a flat spatula
Make cuts on it while it is still warm
Once it is cooled down separate the pieces and store them in an airtight container
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