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Tilkut Tilkut also know as Til Kuta means pound/grounded sesame seeds added with sugar powder/jaggery powder. Tilkut is very easy to make and it takes very little time to make it.
Who needs to wait for any festival when the recipe is such an easy one and also very healthy too. Do try this delicious tilkut recipe during this winter time.
Preparation Time: 5 minutes
Cooking Time: 25 minutes
Serves: 6-7
INGREDIENTS:
Sesame seeds- 1 cup
Coconut powder- 1/2 cup
Cashew nuts- 1/2 cup, chopped
Almonds- 1/2 cup, chopped
Pistachios- 1/4th cup, slivered
Green cardamom- 5
Jaggery powder- 1.5 cup
Ghee- 1 tsp
DIRECTIONS:
In a pan dry roast the white sesame seeds on medium to low heat until aromatic (takes about 4-5 minutes). Be careful when you roast the sesame as it splutters.
Take it out and Set aside. Let it come to room temperature.
In the same pan dry roast coconut powder for 1-2 minute.
Wipe clean the pan.
Put ghee in the same pan.
Roast chopped cashews and almonds till golden brown.
Remove the seeds from the Cardamoms and coarsely ground them.
By this time roasted sesame seeds must have cooled down.
Coarsely grind them in a grinder.
Mix everything together grounded sesame seeds, roasted coconut powder, nuts, slivered pistachios, grounded cradamom seeds and jaggery powder.
Tilkut is ready.
Enjoy!!
Notes:
-Instead of jaggery powder you can use sugar powder.
-You can avoid nuts if you don’t want them.
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