Gwalior. Gwalior’s relation with Gajak is very old. As soon as winter comes, people start getting attracted towards the sweetness of Gajak. Many people are fond of eating this sweet made of sesame seeds and jaggery, but many of them do not know that with a lot of labor this crispy Gajak is prepared. Along with telling this method, let us also tell you that Gajak is now available in many unique flavors in the markets. The special thing is that diabetes patients can also consume it.
Mahesh Rathore, the manager of Ratiram Gajak Bhandar, the city’s famous shop, said that Gajak’s work has been going on at his place for the last 5 generations. This shop located near Harinirmal Talkies on Hanuman Chauraha Marg is more than 100 years old. Rathore says that different types of Gajak are available here. Especially plain jaggery and spleen gajak, gajak ki patti, peanut gajak, tilkut, jaggery khasta gajak, panchratan tilbarfi, dryfruit roll, dryfruit gajak, cashew gajak, jaggery etc. On Makar Sankranti, people like Gajak as well as jaggery laddoos, that’s why about 10 types of laddoos are also made here.
Rathore told that most of the people prefer Jaggery Gajak, but after the Corona period, it is seen that the demand for Gajak, which increases immunity, is also fast. According to this demand, this shop also has Gajak with double jaggery, in which the quantity of jaggery is more but the combination of ghee and cardamom in it is amazing. He told that there is also completely sugar free Gajak. Its demand is increasing every year. For the last 10 years, this Gajak is becoming increasingly popular.
Rathore told that to make Gajak, first jaggery is put in a pan and cooked well on the furnace. The sugar syrup is cooled and frozen properly by pouring it on the ground. After that it is fitted by hanging it on the wall so that the gajak shines. Then heated sesame seeds are mixed by pouring it on the ground. After that it is pounded for a long time with big hands made of wood so that jaggery and sesame mix well. Finally it is cut and packed in a box.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : January 11, 2023, 10:04 IST