 In most parts of the country, sesame seeds mixed with heated jaggery, sugar, or palm sugar is made into balls and bars similar to peanut brittle or nut clusters and eaten as snacks.In Manipur, black sesame is used in the preparation of "chikki" and cold-pressed oil.In Assam, black sesame seeds are used to make "til pitha" and "tilor laru" (sesame seed balls), as well as used with meat to cook til mangko during "bihu".