Garhwali Tilgur

Flat sesame and jaggery brittle — white sesame seeds toasted in a dry pan until just golden, then mixed into melted jaggery heated to a hard-crack stage and poured quickly onto a greased surface, spread flat with a rolling pin, and left to set into a thin, brittle, amber-coloured sheet that is broken into irregular shards. Eaten at Makar Sankranti when sesame and jaggery are both considered auspicious. Crisper and flatter than the round til ladoo, with a pronounced toffee note from the jaggery.