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Bajre ki meethi tikki

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Small, sweet cakes of bajra flour and jaggery with sesame, fried in ghee, eaten on cold winter days.

Region: HaryanaOccasion: Winter; Makar Sankranti and LohriTime: 30 minServes: 4Vegetarian

Ingredients

  • 2 cups bajra flour
  • ¾ cup jaggery, dissolved in ½ cup warm water
  • 2 tbsp white sesame seeds
  • 2 tbsp ghee, plus more for frying
  • ½ tsp cardamom powder

Method

  1. Mix the bajra flour, sesame, cardamom and 2 tbsp ghee.
  2. Knead with the warm jaggery water into a soft dough.
  3. Divide into small balls and pat each into a thick tikki about 6 cm across.
  4. Shallow-fry in ghee on low heat until golden and cooked through on both sides.
  5. Eat warm or keep in a tin for a few days.

History

Bajra, jaggery and sesame are all considered warming foods in folk tradition, so they are combined in many winter sweets of Haryana.

Significance

Bajre ki tikki is made around Makar Sankranti and Lohri and shared with family and neighbours.

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