How to make Tilkut Recipe at home | Gur Tilkut Recipe

04 Jan How to make Tilkut Recipe at home | Gur Tilkut Recipe

Last Updated on January 4, 2026 by blessmyfoodbypayal

How to make Tilkut Recipe at home | Gur Tilkut Recipe  with step wise pictorial and video method.

“Til” is ‘sesame seeds’ and “Kut” is the Hindi word for ‘beating’.
So from the name itself, it is clear that this is such a recipe where sesame seeds are beaten/crushed to make it, hence Tilkut is the name.

This Tilkut Recipe is very popular and lovable but for a very limited period of time i.e. winter season, especially for celebrating the festival of Lohri or Makar Sankranti.

Lohri is a festival that marks the peak of winter and celebrates warmth, harvest and togetherness. And that is why it is celebrated with the foods made from sesame seeds, jaggery, peanuts which are warm by nature and hence keep the body warm.

On the night of Lohri, there’s a bonfire and whole family is gathered around it to celebrate and all the people happily enjoy the traditional Lohri snacks alongwith gup-shup. 

There’s a tradition, atleast at our city Jammu, that the recipes made from such ingredients are send to married daughter’s house, which includes Tilkut, moongfali, Rewari, gachak, poha, rajgira ladoo and at times some mithali as well, especially Shahi Pinni from Pahalwan Di Hatti, a popular sweet shop of Jammu.

As Lohri is around the corner so here’s we have our own Tilkut Recipe because the warmth, love and care we can share through homemade things can’t be exchanged exactly the same through ready made food.

STEP WISE PICTORIAL RECIPE OF HOW TO MAKE TILKUT RECIPE AT HOME

Add white sesame seeds in a heavy bottomed pan and dry roast while stirring continuously on low heat. After 6-7 minutes they will turn aromatic and begin to change their colour. Remove them from the heat and leave them to cool down completely.

Till the time they are cooling, grease a butter paper and rolling pin (belan) with desi ghee. Also chop the nuts in case you are using them. You have to make all these preparations beforehand because once you will begin to cook jaggery, you will not get the time.

By now, the sesame seeds have turned completely cool. Add them to a grinder jar and grind to a coarse powder. Remember, course, not fine powder.  Take them too out in a bowl because later you will not get the time to take them out, especially those stuck around the grinder jar blade. Keep them aside.

Now take jaggery, sugar, water and desi ghee in a heavy bottomed or non stick pan. Cook on low heat while stirring continuously otherwise jaggery may burn. Soon the jaggery will completely melt and turn into a syrup.

After 7-8 minutes of cooking, drop bit of jaggery in a small bowl carrying water. Then stretch it. As it very sluggish and I am unable to hold it even,, which means jaggery is not properly cooked. Cook for more time. Now after 5 mins, repeat the same process and this time jaggery is stretching like a rubber. It’s a sign that jaggery is properly cooked.

From now onwards, you have to be really quick. Switch off the heat and immediately add coarse powder of sesame seeds.Mix well with fast hand.

Drop this mixture on a greased butter paper. Start beating it with the greased rolling pin. As the mixture is extremely hot, over and over (ulat – palat) this mixture with the spatula occasionally.

In about 2 minutes of beating, this mixture will begin to cook down. Immediately flatten it, shape it, place chopped nuts all over the surface.Roll with the rolling pin gently. While it is warm, cut into pieces of desired size and them let it cool down completely.

Our tilkut is ready. Enjoy.

NOTES

1. Following the same process, Tilkut is also made from sugar instead of jaggery.
2. Do follow the water testing method otherwise your Tilkut may turn out to be too soft.
3. It can be stored for a long in airtight container.

HOW TO MAKE TILKUT RECIPE AT HOME – RECIPE CARD

How to make Tilkut Recipe at home | Gur Tilkut Recipe

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Learn how to make Tilkut recipe at home, a winter sweet with sesame seeds and jaggery, crunchy, aromatic, and comforting.

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 30 minutes mins

Course indian sweets

Cuisine Indian

Servings 450 gram

Ingredients

  

• 200 gram jaggery
• 200 gram white sesame seeds
• 2 tbsp sugar
• 2 tsp desi ghee (little more for greasing)
• Almonds and pistachios (chopped - optional)
• 2 tbsp water

Instructions

 

• Add white sesame seeds in a heavy bottomed pan and dry roast while stirring continuously on low heat.
• After 6-7 minutes they will turn aromatic and begin to change their colour. Remove them from the heat and leave them to cool down completely.
• Till the time they are cooling, grease a butter paper and rolling pin (belan) with desi ghee. Also chop the nuts in case you are using them. You have to make all these preparations beforehand because once you will begin to cook jaggery, you will not get the time.
• By now, the sesame seeds have turned completely cool. Add them to a grinder jar and grind to a coarse powder. Remember, course, not fine powder.
• Take them too out in a bowl because later you will not get the time to take them out, especially those stuck around the grinder jar blade. Keep them aside.
• Now take jaggery, sugar, water and desi ghee in a heavy bottomed or non stick pan.
• Cook on low heat while stirring continuously otherwise jaggery may burn.
• Soon the jaggery will completely melt and turn into a syrup.
• After 7-8 minutes of cooking, drop bit of jaggery in a small bowl carrying water.
• Then stretch it. As it very sluggish and I am unable to hold it even,, which means jaggery is not properly cooked. Cook for more time.
• Now after 5 mins, repeat the same process and this time jaggery is stretching like a rubber. It's a sign that jaggery is properly cooked.
• From now onwards, you have to be really quick. Switch off the heat and immediately add coarse powder of sesame seeds.
• Mix well with fast hand.
• Drop this mixture on a greased butter paper.
• Start beating it with the greased rolling pin.
• As the mixture is extremely hot, over and over (ulat - palat) this mixture with the spatula occasionally.
• In about 2 minutes of beating, this mixture will begin to cook down.
• Immediately flatten it, shape it, place chopped nuts all over the surface.
• Roll with the rolling pin gently.
• While it is warm, cut into pieces of desired size and them let it cool down completely.
• Our tilkut is ready. Enjoy.

Notes

1. Following the same process, Tilkut is also made from sugar instead of jaggery.
2. Do follow the water testing method otherwise your Tilkut may turn out to be too soft.
3. It can be stored for a long in airtight container.

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