Reader's recipe for Makar Sankranti - Gajak

Reader's recipe for Makar Sankranti - Gajak

3-ingredient sweet recipe to celebrate a winter harvest festival of India

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Cuisine:Indian
Cook time:25m
Prep time:5m
Servings:4 to 6

Ingredients

250 gms sesame seeds

250 gms jaggery 

25 gms ghee or clarified butter

 

Method

1. Roast sesame seeds for two minutes. Once it starts changing colour, turn off the heat.

2. Take a pan, add ghee, heat on low flame and then add grated jaggery.

3. Keep stirring the jaggery on high flame until it melts and bubbles start to appear.

4. Switch off the gas, add sesame seeds to the jaggery and mix well.

5. Spread the mix onto a foil and while it is still warm, cut into square cubes or any other shape you want to.

Kiran Kataria
Kiran Kataria
Kiran Kataria
Dubai-based home cook and food enthusiast

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