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{{Infobox prepared food<br />
| name = Gajak<br />
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| image_size = 250px<br />
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| country = [[India]]<br />
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| course = Dessert, confection<br />
| type = [[sweet ]]<br />
| main_ingredient = [[Sesame seeds]], [[jaggery]], [[peanut]]s<br />
| variations = Gond gajak, chocolate gajak, dry fruit gajak, gajak barfi <br />
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'''Gajak''' (also ''gachak'') is a well-known dessert or confection originating in north-central India. It is a dry sweet made of [[sesame seeds]] (''til'') or peanuts and jaggery.<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=YYXNIzbhySIC&pg=PA106&lpg=PA106&dq=gazak+sugar&source=bl&ots=MvBVNk8pTb&sig=eKLEB_fzvI9zGI9c2QTPDQY1rfw&hl=en&sa=X&ei=UApOUN7_Gsnv0gGRroGIAQ&ved=0CEQQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=gajak%20sugar&f=false - 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.</ref> The ''til'' is cooked in the raw sugar syrup and set in thin layers, which can be stored for months.<br />
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==Preparation==<br />
Gajak is prepared with sesame seeds and jaggery with a method of preparation which is time consuming. It takes about 10–15 hours to prepare 5–8 kilograms of gajaks. The dough is hammered until all the sesame seeds break down and release their oils into the dough.<br />
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== Varieties ==<br />
*Gud-til gajak<br />
* Til-revadi gajak<br />
* Khas gajak<br />
* Til-Mawa gajak<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Chikki]]<br />
* [[List of sesame seed dishes]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:North Indian cuisine]]<br />
[[Category:Indian desserts]]<br />
[[Category:Confectionery]]<br />
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