Tilsakri

Tilsakri
Alternative namesTilpatti, Tilpapdi
TypeSweet
CourseDessert, confection
Place of originIndia
Main ingredientsSesame seeds, jaggery, peanuts
VariationsGond Tilsakri, chocolate Tilsakri, dry fruit Tilsakri, Pista Tilsakri

Tilsakri (also Tilpatti[1] or Tilpapdi) is a dessert or confection originating in India. It is a dry sweet made of sesame seeds (til) or peanuts and jaggery.[2] The til is cooked in the raw sugar syrup and set in thin layers, which can be stored for months. Tilsakri is also used as a Gajak, ie. any food item which is eaten after alcohol consumption to change the taste of the palate.[3]

  1. ^ Dasa, Syamasundara (1965–1975). "Hindi sabdasagara". dsal.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 15 April 2023. खाँड़ या गुड़ में पगे हुए तिलों का जमाया हुआ कतरा ।
  2. ^ Alter, Stephen (2009). All the Way To Heaven. Penguin Books India. ISBN 978-0-14-028552-9. Once I stole a brass faucet from the tapstand in the garden, exchanging it for a kilo of gajak, a kind of candy made from sesame seeds and raw sugar.
  3. ^ Dasa, Syamasundara (1965–1975). "Hindi sabdasagara". dsal.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 15 April 2023. वह चीज जो शराब आदि पीने के बाद मुँह का स्वाद बदलने के लिये खाई जाती है । जैसे,—कबाब, पापड़, दालमोठ, सेव, बादाम, पिस्ता आदि शराब के बाद, और मिठाई, दूध, रबड़ी आदि अफीम या भंग के बाद ।