As soon as the winter season arrives in India, there is definitely one taste on everyone’s lips and that is Gajak. Eating it in turmeric sunlight has its own pleasure. The pleasant aroma and sweet taste gives a different feeling. Things like jaggery, peanuts, dry fruits and sesame are used to make Gajak, which along with taste, also provide many benefits to the body. Gajak has its own taste, its own recipe and its own name in different states of India. But one thing remains the same and that is sitting in the mild sunshine in winter and enjoying it. The winter season is not considered complete without tasting Gajak.
Gajak is very much liked in rural areas as well as urban areas. However, this sweet is known by different names in different states of India. Today in this article we are going to tell you about this. So that you also know how popular this famous sweet snack of winter is and how many different names it has.
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North India, Gajak
Gajak is known by this name in North India. It is very much liked in cities like Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana and Rajasthan and its taste remains on everyone’s tongue during winter season. Here you will find many types of gajak. Like Kaaghi Gajak, Rewari wali Gajak, Dana Gajak, Til Patti etc. Gajak of North India is especially crisp, sweet and very thin.
Madhya Pradesh, Tillpatti
Gajak is quite popular in many cities of Madhya Pradesh like Gwalior and Bhind. Here it is known as Tilpatti. Gwalior’s Gajak is very sweet because the jaggery in it is cooked for a long time. Because of this its color is also quite dark. The taste of Gwalior’s Gajak is famous far and wide and is liked a lot.
Bihar and Jharkhand, Tillkut
Gajak of Gaya district of Bihar is famous in the entire country. Here Gajak is known as Tilkut, which is made in two ways. Black Tilkut (made from jaggery) and White Tilkut (made from sugar). It is quite hard and its shape is round or flat. But it has no match in taste either.
Maharashtra, Tilchiki / Chikki
Even in Maharashtra, Gajak is eaten with great fondness. Here it is known as Chikki or Tilchikki. Along with sesame, peanuts, dry fruits and coconut are used in Gajak of Maharashtra. It is a bit thick and chewy. But you will also like its taste very much.
Gujarat, Tillkut
Gajak is also very much liked in Gujarat. Here it is known as Tilkut and in rural areas as Sukdi. Jaggery is added in very less quantity in Gujarat’s Gajak, due to which it is not very sweet. In this, roasted sesame seeds are mixed, due to which its taste is quite aromatic.
Punjab, Gajak/Peanut Chikki
Gajak is known by many names in Punjab, including peanut chikki, chikki and jaggery patti. Gajak of Punjab is also quite popular. The Gajak here is very tasty and also very soft to eat. Distributing Gajak on the festival of Lohri is part of the tradition.
South India, Til Laddu/Palli Patti
In Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, Gajak-like sweets are called Til Unde, Nuvvulu Undalu or Til Laddu and Palli Patti. It is not a strip like Gajak, but is made in the form of round laddu. But its taste will be exactly like that of common Gajak.
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