Ellu Bella is a Karnataka special recipe made for Makar Sankranti festival to share between friends and family. Usually they start preparing this dishes 2 to 3 weeks before the festival. Traditionally jaggery was cut into small pieces using nut cracker to match the size of dry coconut. I prepared very small quantity, so I added jaggery powder for quicker version and used dry coconut as it is, without scraping the black skin of the coconut. But it tasted delicious! I am posting this recipe for Blogging marathon under Pongal special " theme for this week. Please do check what other Blogging Marathon friends doing this week.
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 5 to 10 minutes
Serves: 1 ¼ cups
Ingredients:
¼ cups Peanuts or blanched peanuts
¼ cups roasted dal
¼ cups dry coconut in pieces
¼ cup sesame seeds
¼ cup coarsely powdered sesame seeds
Method:
- Heat a heavy bottom pan in low heat, dry roast peanuts for few minutes till it splutter. Transfer to cloth. Tie a knot and gently rub the cloth to remove the skin from the peanuts.
- In the same pan, dry roast sesame seeds for few minutes till it splutter with out burning it. Transfer to another bowl.
- In a mixing bowl, mix all the listed ingredients together and store it in a container.
Looks so easy and simple to prepare. Good to know about this karnataka special ellu bella.
Easy to prepare and tasty powder. Saras, I you forgot to mention jaggery in your ingredient list or you have a typo.
A classic Sankranti dish from the state though a simple fare. I have loads of memories attached to it.