Tilkut
tilkut ladoo, tilkut ke laddu, tilkatri, tilkuta, palala, til gur ladoo
Tilkut also known as tilkutam, gajak, tilpatti, is a sweet made in the indian states of bihar, jharkhand, west bengal and madhya pradesh.tilkut is especially made and eaten during "makar sankranti" festival. it is made of pounded 'til' or sesame seeds (sesamum indicum) and jaggery or sugar. the best tilkut is said to be from gaya and is native to magadh region only. reference to this dry sweet is found in the buddhist literature as palala.normally, three types of tilkuts are available — the refined sugar tilkut is white in colour, the shakkar tilkut is made of unrefined sugar and is light brown in colour and the gur tilkut is made of jaggery and is dark brown in colour. each of these vari...
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