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Line 16: \| other = }} '''Tilkut''' is a sweet made in the Indian states of [[Bihar]],[[Jharkhand]] and [[West Bengal]] . Tilkut is especially made and eaten during "Makar sankranti" festival. This is also known as "Tilkatri"~~<nowiki>{{Dubious}}</nowiki>~~. It is made of pounded 'til' or [[sesame seeds]](Sesamum indicum) and jaggery or sugar. The best Tilkut is said to be from [[Gaya, India\|Gaya]] and is native to [[Magadh]] region only. Reference to this dry sweet is found in the Buddhist literature as ''palala''. Normally, three types of tilkuts are available — the refined Sugar tilkut is white in colour, the Shakkar tilkut is made of unrefined sugar and is light brown in colour and the Gur tilkut is made of jaggery and is dark brown in colour. Each of these varieties has its own flavour. The circular shaped savoury is called tilkut and the smaller nut-sized ones are called tillouri.

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