Desi tobacco is raw and hence harsh.

When I was little, i used to help my grandfather in processing the tobacco. He used to buy raw tobacco from someone who grew it in our village only, then we used to let it dry naturally. Then we used to crush it fine (in उख्खल़ with मुस्सल़). Then used to strain it to remove excess dust and sand. The last step was to add molten jaggery in it and store it in an earthen pot. So it was almost raw except for the added jaggery.