Close Up, when the ingredients are mixed...
The word 'Sankranti' is derived from sat and kranti, meaning "good movement". More information can be found on Wiki . This period of the year also has agricultural significance. It is the harvest time !! Sankranti is a time to distribute new year crops among your family, friends, and neighbours. We in Karnataka distribute ellu (sesame) , peanut and bella (jaggery) mixture along with sugarcane and banana or a fruit which is available during the season among our friends. As kids we just waited for amma to dress us up appropriately in silk skirts with some good jewelary and off we went streets after streets distributing ellu bella packets. I miss that time of my past now. I took my 5yr old with me in the evening to distribute ellu bella to few Indian neighbours. It was a good experiance to learn their way of celebrating Sankranti.
This is was the last cup of sesame mix which I saved for taking pictures. My son loved eating them and R relished it. Though it can be made at any time of the year, festive mood is an added bonus and excuse for eating more. Here is how we make this wonderful mix which can be served as a snack too :
Peanuts : 1cup (roasted and deskinned)
Dalia/roasted chanadal/pottukadalai/huridakadale : 1cup
Coconut scrapings/dessicated/coconut pieces (dried coconut only) :1 cup
White Sesame seeds : 1cup (fried till they are light brown and fragrant)
Jaggery : 1 cup (cut into pieces or powdered which ever is convinient)
Mix all of them and voila! your snack is ready to eat!! Store in a airtight container
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Ellu Bella For Sankranti
A festive
treat for your loved ones
Preparation
time : 1hr Mixing Time : 5mins Total Time Taken : 1hr
Makes
: half a kilo or more
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Ingredients:
200g : Peanuts
100g: Hurgadle*
150g: Palm Sugar (Jaggery)
50g:
Dry Coconut
100g: Sesame Seeds
Method :
1. Roast peanuts and
de -skin them.
2. Pick and clean
hurgadle.
3. Cut jaggery into
small pieces.
4. Cut dry coconut
into small pieces too.
5. Pick and clean
sesame seeds too. Fry on low flame till they are fragrant.
6. Sun dry jaggery pieces
and coconut pieces. If weather is not suitable, you can leave it on a warm
pan. Take care not to melt jaggery.
7. Mix all these
ingredients and your ellu bella is ready to eat.
Notes:
1. Hurgadle is also
known as Pottukadale in tamil, putnala pappu in telugu.
2. Once peanuts are
fried, allow them to cool down. Roll a rolling pin over them. This way it is
easy to de-skin peanuts.
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Hmm Ellu, very nice!! Hope you had a lovely Sankranti :)
ReplyDeleteOne of the things I miss is the "ellu beerodu" in the evenings.
ReplyDeleteHappy Sankranthi!
@namratha & Red Chillies,
ReplyDeleteI miss all those celebrations in India esp ellu beerodu in the evenings. We used to wait for the sunset and off we went....It used to be so much fun.
These small things make for such precious memories ...we all have such memories and I am glad that you are passing them onto your little one .... :-)
ReplyDeleteHappy sankranthi..i too made this although its not in our tradition, just for the sake of having these lovely mix
ReplyDelete@ Spice of Life,
ReplyDeleteI am trying to teach him as much as possible. I have seen him enjoying it with me.
@ easycrafts,
glad u made some. I am yet to make the maharastrian type. I was given few pieces til gud yesterday at a friends place. I loved them.
Delicious. I can see the piece s of Jaggery wanted to grab them and eat it
ReplyDeleteI use to love this back home... But with a little twist. Love your version.
ReplyDeleteGood that you made something for Shankranthi, I didn't make anything at all!:)
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your weekend L, hugs.
I too made this for naivedya.Beerlikke
ReplyDeleteI made the til burfi which is famous in north karnataka as it is easy to carry and distribute.
thanks for the garlic chutney pudi recipe. We enjoyed sajje rotti with it and curds.
neela
@happy cook, Rina, Ashakka
ReplyDeleteThank you all so much for the wishes. Trust you all had wonderful Sankranti too.
@happy cook
hahhaa..even Akash picked up peanuts and jaggery and ate them up !! :D
@Ashakka,
I am glad you dropped by Ashakka. Akash loves to eat such snacks and festival was an added reason to make them.
@Vaneecha,
I am glad that you liked chutney pudi. I too love eating sajje rotti with chutney pudi and curd. I got til burfis from a northkarnataka friend here. It is indeed easy to carry. Do you have them on your blog? would love to make some.
Til Burfi:
ReplyDeleteGrated jaggery 1 cup
roasted peanuts / groundnuts powdered coarsely 1/2 cup
coarsely powdered hurigadale 3 tbsp.
roasted til 1/4 cup.
ghee 2 tbsp.
put ghee in a pan,add jaggery. Stir on low fire till it bubbles.
turn off the stove. add all remaining ingredients.Pour on greasde plate.You may sprinkle grated dry copra.
Use a rolling pin to flatten.
Cut into diamonds.
neela
@ Vaneecha,
ReplyDeleteThanks a ton neela. Will try soon.
@ Vaneecha,
ReplyDeleteTried this burfi...it came out perfect. We liked it. Thanks again dear.
Hi,
ReplyDeleteI have studied at Kolar and Mysore.Ellu Bella used to be my favourite.Infact one of my friends at Mysore had couriered it for me!!
Thanx for the post.It brought back all my childhood memories.
wow u made us more confident in trying out all things ...sakre acchu can i try thm using cookies cutter ..i dont have that wooden one to do
ReplyDeleteI think you can try cookie cutter as it is a metal one. good luck.
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