Tilgul

Tilgul
Course Dessert
Place of origin India
Region or state Maharashtra
Main ingredients Sesame seeds, jaggery
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Tilgul is a colourful sesame candy coated with sesame seeds; in Maharashtra people exchange tilgul on Sankranti, a Hindu festival celebrated on 14th January. The sweet is a mixture of sesame seeds (called "Til" in Marathi/Hindi) and jaggery (called "Gul" in Marathi/Hindi) and hence the name. On Sankranti eve, families serve their guests with Tilgul while saying "Tilgul ghya, goad goad bola" which literally means "Take Tilgul and talk sweetly".

This can also refer to "Til Ka Phool" or "Flowers of Til/Sesame"

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