Recipe

Lakhto (Jhilli)
(लक्ठो/ झिल्ली)

Recipe Contributed By: Radha Prasad , Patna

 Ingredients

Besan (gram flour) - 250 gm
Gud (jaggery) - 350 gm
Dalda/Cooking Oil - 200 gm

 Method of Preparation

1. Knead besan to a hard dough with water.

2. Hand roll dough into 1 to 1.5 cm dia rods.

3. Fry in hot oil till brown.

4. Melt gud in a kadahi with about 75 ml of water to make gud-syrup.

5. Add fried lakhto in the gud-syrup and mix till the syrup dries up.

 Notes and Tips

This recipe was suggested and demonstrated by Mr.Birendra Prasad Gupta "Arvind" of Gaya who is a professional cook in Patna