Gajak is a crisp, wafer-like sweet prepared using sesame or groundnut only in its powdered form along with powdered jaggery as opposed to the boiled, liquid jaggery w.r.t. Chikki. They both are flat and crispy. At times jaggery is replaced with sugar.
Names
| Place | Name |
|---|---|
| Morena | Gajak |
| Some places | Gachak |
Origin
Soldiers’ nutrition
During the Moghal era, the Hindu kings around Morena used Jaggery and Sesame included in the food for their high nutritional value.
Morena to West India
As the food reached the commoners, the tongue could not resist. Slowly people started preparing it in the whole of west India.
Spread to South
Along with Chikki, people started loving this due to a similar taste.
International recognition
Like every other delicacy, Gajak started getting global recognition and has its mark in most places across the globe.
Regions
Ingredients
Variations
Shelf Life
About four months
Portion
Keep the portion limited as the sesame that you consume along with jaggery might be extremely inflammatory unless you do a lot of activity.
Sides
Not Applicable
Nutrition
| Calories | 168 | Sodium | 0mg |
| Total Fat | 11.1g | Potassium | 0mg |
| Saturated | 1.2g | Total Carbs | 13.2g |
| Polyunsaturated | 0g | Dietary Fiber | 0.3g |
| Monounsaturated | 0g | Sugars | 11g |
| Trans | 0g | Protein | 3.9g |
| Cholesterol | 4.5mg | Calcium | 0% |
| Vitamin A | 0% | Iron | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 0% |
Benefits
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