{"id":3503,"date":"2012-12-23T23:02:36","date_gmt":"2012-12-23T23:02:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hindi\/?p=3503"},"modified":"2018-08-01T13:35:24","modified_gmt":"2018-08-01T13:35:24","slug":"gajak-and-rewadi-the-traditional-sweets-of-north-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hindi\/gajak-and-rewadi-the-traditional-sweets-of-north-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Gajak and Rewadi: The traditional sweets of north India"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gajak and Rewadi are the traditional sweets found in northern India. They come in various varieties and are enjoyed only in winter seasons. It is believed that Gajak and Rewadi are healthy to eat in winter as they provide good amount of energy to the body.<\/p>\n

Gajak (\u0917\u095b\u0915) is usually a dry sweet which is made of sesame seeds which is called\u00a0\u0924\u093f\u0932 (til) in Hindi and jaggery but sometimes a core of condensed milk (\u0916\u094b\u0935\u093e – Khowa<\/em>) is also made as in roll Gajak. They are available in various shapes like slabs, rolls, balls etc. Rewadi (\u0930\u0947\u0935\u095c\u0940) is also made of sesame seeds and jaggery but it is available into small candies. As the preparation for both of them is a time consuming process, these are hardly made at home. These are available only in winter from the shops\u00a0 which specialize in them. Don’t forget to have a taste of them if you happen to be visiting northern India during winter season.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Let me show you some of the most popular Gajak and Rewadi.<\/p>\n

Rewdi<\/strong>
\nRewdi comes in various flavors though only two are varieties are famous.\u00a0 One is white and another one is browned. Sometime it is flavored with essence of fragrant screw pine (\u0915\u0947\u0935\u095c\u093e – Kewda<\/em>).<\/p>\n

Roll Gajak<\/strong>
\nRoll Gajak is very famous and usually comes in two variety, one which is with a soft condensed milk core and one without core. It is usually garnished with pista and other nuts.<\/p>\n

Til Gajak<\/strong>
\nTil Gajak comes in small thin slabs which is also called \u091a\u0940\u0915\u0940 (Chiki<\/em>) or \u092a\u091f\u094d\u091f\u0940 (Patti<\/em>) in some region. It may come plain variety and another variety which is usually garnished with pista and other nuts.<\/p>\n

Mungfali Gajak<\/strong>
\nMangfali Gajak is the most popular and least expensive gajak. It is made of \u092e\u0942\u0902\u0917\u092b\u0932\u0940 (Mungfali<\/em> – Peanuts) and jaggery. It comes in only small thin slabs or Chiki.<\/p>\n

Mungfali Laccha<\/strong>
\nMunfali laccha is a delicious gajak which is made of jaggery and peanuts. It does not have any shape and comes in irregular shape.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Gajak and Rewadi are the traditional sweets found in northern India. They come in various varieties and are enjoyed only in winter seasons. It is believed that Gajak and Rewadi are healthy to eat in winter as they provide good amount of energy to the body. Gajak (\u0917\u095b\u0915) is usually a dry sweet which is…<\/p>\n

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