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Makar Sankranti 2020: Delicious Tilkut Recipe That You Can Prepare Easily At Your Home
Makar Sankranti recipes are always nutritious. Dishes prepared from til (sesame seeds) provide heat and energy to the body. Til seeds add a nutty taste to the dishes. Today, Boldsky shares with you the tilkut recipe for Makar Sankranti.
Tilkut, also called tilkatri, is a very healthy and nutritious Makar Sankranti recipe. In India, especially in Bihar and Jharkhand, there is a tradition to make tilkut dishes on Makar Sankranti. Tilkut recipe for Makar Sankranti is very healthy and yummy too.
The main ingredients used in this recipe are sesame seeds (til) and jaggery (gur). Tilkut recipes for Makar Sankranti are very simple and take less time to prepare.
How to make tilkut? There are three types of tilkut recipes -- the sugar-based tilkut which is white in colour; the sakkar tilkut made of unrefined sugar and light brown in colour, and the gur tilkut made of jaggery and dark brown in colour.
Try this tilkut recipes for Makar Sankranti.
Serves
-4
Preparation
time
-
10
minutes
Cooking
time
-
30
minutes
Ingredients
of
tilkut
recipes
for
Makar
Sankranti
1.
Sesame
seeds
(til)
-3
cups
2.
Jaggery
-2
cups
3.
Ghee
-2
tablespoon
4.
Some
water.
Method of preparation:
1.
In
a
frying
pan,
add
some
ghee
and
roast
the
sesame
seeds
until
brown
for
five
to
six
minutes.
Constant
stirring
is
required,
otherwise,
they
can
burn
very
fast
and
will
give
a
bitter
taste.
2.
Transfer
them
into
a
bowl.
3.
Grind
the
seeds
in
a
grinder
or
pestle
and
mortar.
Grind
them
very
course.
4.
Put
jaggery
in
a
non-stick
pan.
Add
one
cup
of
water
and
bring
it
to
boil.
Keep
boiling
for
some
time
until
a
thick
syrup
of
jaggery
is
formed.
5.
Now,
pour
the
syrup
into
ground
sesame
seeds.
Add
it
slowly
and
not
all
at
once.
In
the
meantime,
keep
stirring
the
sesame
seeds
powder
so
that
you
will
get
an
idea
how
much
more
syrup
you
need
to
add.
6.
Keep
it
mixing
fast
and
continuously,
otherwise,
the
jaggery
syrup
will
get
crystallised.
7.
Transfer
it
into
an
aluminium
paper
or
plate.
Dip
your
hands
in
cold
water
and
start
flatting
it.
Keep
it
about
one
inch
thick.
Let
it
cool
down
a
little.
8.
Cut
it
in
whatever
shape
you
like.
9.
Now
cool
it
down
and
serve.
You
can
also
store
them
in
an
airtight
container.
It
stays
well
for
2-3
weeks.
Nutritional
value
Sesame
seeds
are
rich
in
calcium,
iron,
minerals
and
vitamin
B1.
Jaggery(gur)
is
rich
in
iron
and
minerals.
It
cleanses
liver
and
increases
immunity.
Overall,
tilkut
is
full
of
health
benefits
and
can
cure
many
ailments.
Tips.
1.
Keep
stirring
the
sesame
seeds
or
else
it
will
get
bitter.
2.
While
adding
gur
syrup,
add
it
fast
otherwise
it
will
get
set
or
crystallised.
3.
Don't
store
it
for
too
long
else
the
oil
in
jaggery
will
get
rancid
and
not
fit
to
eat.
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