Makar Sankranti 2023: How to prepare sugar-free Gajak at home

Makar Sankranti 2023 Consuming sesame and jaggery on the day of Makar Sankranti is considered very auspicious. During this festival, the demand for things made of sesame such as Laddu Gajak, etc. increases. If you want, you can also make Gajak at home.

Makar Sankranti 2023: The festival of Makar Sankranti will be celebrated on 15 January this year. Sesame laddoos and Gajak have special significance on this day. Sugar and dry fruits are used to make it, but if you are a diabetic patient, then there is no need to worry. You can eat this Gajak. In this article, we will tell you the method of making a sugar-free Gajak. Let's find out...

1. Til Gajak

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup sesame seeds,
  • 250 grams of jaggery,
  • 1 teaspoon cardamom powder

recipe

To make this, first heat the pan.

Roast sesame seeds in it and take them out on a plate.

Now take water in a pan and add jaggery to it.

- Prepare its sugar syrup.

Now add sesame and cardamom powder to it.

Mix it well.

Now take a plate, apply ghee, and spread the sesame mixture.

Now cut it into the desired shape, sesame seeds are ready.

2. moongfali til Gajak

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups peanuts,
  • 1/2 cup sesame seeds,
  • 1/2 cup jaggery,
  • 3 tsp ghee,
  • 1 tsp cardamom powder,
  • raisins

process

First of all roast the peanuts in a pan.

Now take it out in a vessel, then roast the sesame seeds as well.

Then cut the peanuts into pieces.

Til Recipes: Recipes made with sesame seeds

Prepare jaggery syrup.

Add cardamom powder and ghee to it.

Mix peanuts and sesame seeds in this mixture.

Spread it on a plate, then cut it into the desired shape with a knife.

3. Almond Gajak

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup almonds,
  • 1/2 cup jaggery,
  • 1-2 tsp cardamom powder

recipe

First of all roast the almonds in a pan.

Now heat water in a vessel and prepare sugar syrup by adding jaggery.

Keep in mind that this syrup should neither be too thick nor too thin.

Now put the almonds in the jaggery mixture.

Add cardamom and raisins to this mixture as well.

Apply ghee on a plate, and spread this mixture.

Now cut it into the desired shape with a knife.