Sweets & festival foods · Across Bihar, with household variations

Til Lai

Sesame seeds bound with jaggery into a compact winter sweet associated with Bihar’s Sankranti season.

RegionAcross Bihar, with household variations

SeasonMakar Sankranti and winter

TableVegetarian

Also writtenतिल लाई

Til lai belongs to Bihar’s wider family of winter sweets in which a grain or seed is held together with jaggery. Texture, shape and the balance of til and gur vary by household.

Connected culture

FestivalMakar Sankranti in Bihar↗

Starting references

Makar Sankranti foods of Bihar — Government of Bihar ↗

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