“makar sankranti”

Bihar Dessert

Bihari Laai Puffed Rice Jaggery Bar

Puffed rice cooked in a hot jaggery syrup and pressed into flat sheets then cut into...

⏱ 5 min prep 🍳 15 min cook

Medium

Chhattisgarh Dessert

Chhattisgarhi Til Gud Ladoo Sesame Jaggery Ball

Roasted sesame seeds and jaggery cooked to a hard-crack stage and shaped into balls —...

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 15 min cook

Medium

Gujarat Dinner

Undhiyu Gujarati Winter Vegetable Dish

A classic Gujarati winter dish of mixed seasonal vegetables and fenugreek dumplings...

⏱ 40 min prep 🍳 45 min cook

Hard

Uttarakhand Dessert

Uttarakhand Gulgula Sweet Wheat Fritter Festival

Small, round, soft fried balls made from wheat flour sweetened with jaggery and...

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Bihar Snack

Tilkut Sesame Brittle

Pounded sesame and jaggery brittle — the iconic Gaya sweet and Makar Sankranti...

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 15 min cook

Hard

Bihar Snack

Bihari Laai

Puffed rice and jaggery brittle — the Makar Sankranti sweet crunch of Bihar

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 15 min cook

Easy