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Chigali Recipe: How To Make Ellunde At Home
Chigali is a popular Kannadiga-style sweet that is prepared for most festivals. It is prepared using powdered sesame seeds and jaggery. Here is a detailed procedure along with images and a video.
Chigali is an authentic Karnataka sweet that is prepared for almost all functions and celebrations. Chigali is nothing but ladoos made of powdered sesame seeds along with jaggery. In Tamil Nadu, it is called Ellurundai.
The til wala ladoo is extremely rich in calcium and iron; and since it is sweet, children are really fond of having more than one. It is very nutritious; however, eating too many of the ellunde is not recommended, as it produces heat in the body.
This toothsome sweet is easy to make for festivals and since it is quick to prepare, it does not take too much of your cooking time. So, if you are keen on making this sweet recipe at, continue reading the step-by-step procedure along with images and have a look at the video on how to make the sesame seeds ladoo.
CHIGALI RECIPE VIDEO
Recipe By: Kavyashree S
Recipe Type: Sweets
Serves: 8-10 balls
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White sesame seeds (ellu) - 1 cup
Jaggery - 1 cup
Peanuts - ¼th cup
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1. Add sesame seeds to a heated pan.
2. Dry roast it, until it turns golden brown.
3. Remove it off the stove and allow it to cool.
4. Next, add peanuts to the heated pan and roast it until the raw smell goes away.
5. Remove it off the stove and allow it to cool.
6. Add the roasted sesame seeds and peanuts to a mixer jar.
7. Grind the content in the jar.
8. Add jaggery to the mixer jar and grind it again.
9. Pour the ground content in a bowl.
10. Roll it into small ladoos with the palm.
- 1.The sesame seeds and the jaggery must be of the same ratio, but if you prefer the ladoos more sweet, you can add jaggery to it.
- 2.Peanut is optional and is added to give that extra flavour and texture.
- Serving Size - 1 ball
- Calories - 144 cal
- Fat - 5.6 g
- Protein - 5.1 g
- Carbohydrates - 18.2 g
- Sugar - 7.3 g
- Fibre - 2.1 g
STEP BY STEP - HOW TO MAKE CHIGALI
1. Add sesame seeds to a heated pan.
2. Dry roast it, until it turns golden brown.
3. Remove it off the stove and allow it to cool.
4. Next, add peanuts to the heated pan and roast it until the raw smell goes away.
5. Remove it off the stove and allow it to cool.
6. Add the roasted sesame seeds and peanuts to a mixer jar.
7. Grind the content in the jar.
8. Add jaggery to the mixer jar and grind it again.
9. Pour the ground content in a bowl.
10. Roll it into small ladoos with the palm.
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