Tilkut is a sweet savoury made in the Indian states of Bihar and Jharkhand. This is made of pounded ’tila’ or sesame seed and is available only in winters. A thick hard base of sugar of the size of a tennis ball is rolled in copious amount of sesame seed and then hammered to roll out in round shape. The more the seed, the softer, better and amorphous it is.

Made of a mix of lintel, gur (jaggery) in the right proportions and heated at an optimum temperature in cold but dry weather, skillfully hammered and shaped like biscuits, the tilkut-making needs specialized skill found mainly in Gaya town.

Disclaimer: Our robust packaging minimizes breakage to deliver the tilkut in same form and freshness. Tilkut is a very fragile item so there is chance that Product will get 20 – 25% broken during transit.