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Festivals: Lohri: Gajak

GAJAK (SESAME CANDY)



Ingredients:

10 Almonds
10 Cashewnuts
20-25 Peanuts
1/2 Cup Walnuts Shelled
1/4 Cup White Melon Seeds Shelled (Kharbuje Ki Giri)
1 Cup Sugar
1 TableSpoon Ghee
6 Green Cardomoms (Elaichi)
1 teaspoon Lemon Juice
1/4 Boond Kewara Essence (Alternative : Vanilla Essence)
Khoya/Mewa (dough made from cooking milk for hours)

Method:
  • Melt the sugar on the fire.
  • Put in Lemon Juice, khoya, kharbuje ki giri,kewara Essence in the melted sugar and make the mixture of dropping consistency.
  • Mix ghee in the Sugar mixture.
  • Add all the dryfruits in the mixture until they are evenly spread.
  • Set the Mixture Flat in a Thali preferably on a plastic thali and Cut it into Round , square or rectangular pieces.
  • Allow it to cool or eat it fresh. The Gajak or Burfee is ready.