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Tilkut

Tilkut

⏱️Prep: 20 mins
🔥Cook: 20 mins
🍽️Serves 6
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🥘 Ingredients

  • Sesame (Til)
  • Sugar/Jaggery

👩‍🍳 Cooking Instructions

1

Pound hot sesame and sugar mixture.

2

Flatten into discs.

💡 Cultural Significance

Made specially during Makar Sankranti (Til Sankrat).

Contributed by

✍️Anish Jha
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