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A sweet savoury made in the Indian state of Bihar. Tilkut is made of pounded 'tila' or sesame seeds (Sesamum indicum) and jaggery or sugar. The best tilkut is said to be from Gaya. References to this dry sweet is found in the in Buddhist literature as 'Palala'.