Gajak is one of North India's most beloved and historically significant winter sweets — a crispy, layered sesame and jaggery confection that has been produced and celebrated in the cities of Agra, Gwalior, and Morena for centuries, associated particularly with the festival of Makar Sankranti and the cold months of the North Indian winter when sesame-based sweets are traditionally consumed for their warming, nourishing properties. Made by repeatedly folding and stretching a cooked mixture of jaggery and sesame seeds until it achieves its characteristic thin, crisp, layered structure, gajak represents a genuine feat of confectionery craft. Lioncroft's Gajak is produced from quality sesame and jaggery in the traditional style.

The texture of a good gajak is its defining quality — crispy, layered, and almost paper-thin in the finest preparations, with a satisfying snap that gives way to the deep, caramelised sweetness of jaggery and the rich, nutty flavour of toasted sesame. It is simultaneously a sweet, a snack, and a seasonal ritual — eating gajak in winter carries the warmth of tradition as much as the literal warmth of its sesame content. Sesame seeds are rich in calcium, healthy fats, and sesamin — a powerful antioxidant — while jaggery provides natural iron and trace minerals, making gajak a confection with nutritional credentials alongside its considerable sensory pleasures. Available in a 400g format, Lioncroft's Gajak is a quality product that brings a piece of North India's great confectionery heritage to tables everywhere.