Types of Gajak and which one is your favourite?

When we talk about winter foods, saag, jaggery, make ki roti, and gajak are a few treats that we all love and enjoy. For the unversed, gajak is a sweet winter delicacy which s also known as chikki, or patti. It is the most famous wintersweet originating from north-central India. It is a dry sweet made of sesame seeds or peanuts and jaggery. Traditionally, sesame seeds are roasted and then mixed with melted jaggery or sugar syrup. As per experts, the combination of sesame seeds, peanut, and jaggery keeps the body warm and that’s the reason it is best consumed during the winter season. There are a variety of these mouth-watering gajaks of all over India. Here we have listed some of these lip-smacking desserts. (Image: istock)

These are the most famous type of Gajak found in winters. The main ingredients used to make this Gajak are sesame seeds and groundnuts which give this sweet treat a great crunch. The taste of Malwa will make you drool over the Gud-Gajak made with jaggery and ghee. (Image: istock)

This variety of Gajak is smaller in size but tastes a little sweeter. Made with white til and jaggery, Til-revadi Gajak is the crunchiest form of Gajak. (Image: istock)

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Khas Khas Gajak is a unique blend of Gud, Til and Khas Khas. This lends a distinct nutty flavour to the Gajak, giving it a cotton candy texture. (Image: istock)

This Gajak is the most famous sweet dish for Makar Sankranti and Lohri festivals. Shiny, smooth, and thin textured, this Gajak looks like little biscuits made with roasted and ground til, sugar, mawa, green cardamom powder, pure ghee and milk. The mawa ingredient gives it a royal dessert look too. (Image: istock)

These are the traditional as well as the most commonly found Gajak. The sweet candy is made with jaggery, nuts and seeds. People like various types of roasted-crunchy ingredients in it that includes peanuts, almonds, cashews, sesame seeds, puffed rice, roasted chana dal and dried coconut.(Image: istock)

With inputs from ANI

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