HELLO!!!!!
Wish you all a very Happy Sankranti!!!!!!
Sankranti or Pongal is a harvest festival celebrated in many parts of India.Every place it is celebrated in a different way.Love the traditions.
We clebrate Pongal/Sankranti at home too. We prepare pongal (with the first harvest but not possible these days) at home and also give the ellu bella mixture to atleast 5 married woman.This is given or exchanged so that happiness prevails.I learnt this from my mom who a makes this platter every year and she has something interesting and creative each time.
During my childhood we used to celebrate with so much fervor along with all our grandparents ,relatives and friends.Preparations used to start a week earlier. Huge quantities of snacks were prepared to treat our guests.
Ellu Bella mixture consisting of Ellu ,roasted peanuts, hurigadale ,colourful peppermints,dry coconut.It takes a lot if time to cut jaggery and dry cocunut into small pcs and roast peanuts and deskin them.
My Contribution for 78th #Foodiemonday #Bloghop theme #HarvestHarmony is this simple Ellu Bella Mixture that is a must in every household in Karnataka on Sankranti .
Ingredients:
1 Cup Til / Ellu / Sesame seeds
4 Cups Roasted Peanuts (Remove the skin)
2 Cup Hurigadale / Roasted Gram
3 Cups Dry Coconut (chopped into uniform pieces)
1/4 Cup Peppermints
1/2 Cup Jaggery (chopped into uniform pieces)
Method:
Slightly roast the peanuts in microwave and remove the skin.Remove the dark nuts.
Chop the jaggery block into uniform pieces using a sharp knife or betel nut cracker.
Chop the dry coconut Peel the skin of the dry coconut and cut them into uniform pieces and keep it aside. Remove the copra dust and dry it in the sun.
Clean roasted gram and put it in hot kadai / pan (with flame switched off)and keep mixing it untill it becomes crisp.
Clean ellu /Til (White one) and slightly roast it.Ensure it does not burn.
Dry all the ingredients in the sun untill all the moisture is dried up.
Mix all the ingredients and keep it in an airtight container.
Ellu Bella mixture is ready to serve
Below platter consists of Haldi kumkum,Fruits,Sugarcane,Tilgul mixture,Blocks made of sugar syrup( called as Sakkare Achu in Kannada),Handmade rose and a gift with blouse piece ,beetal leaf and nut with some shagun(money)
Every tradition is unique and so much to learn. This lovely trail mix is super Preethi and such a great and fun snack to have during winters with all the healthy ingredients present.
The trail mix is a great snack for all with all nutritious ingredients , I love the small peppermints added to the mix. These have been my favourite!! Lovely share!!
This is commonly made in Karnataka on the occasion of Pongal, but I have never tried making it at home. Thank you for the detailed recipe. 🙂
You took me back to my hometown with your pictures. This is something I never liked when I was at home. Now I crave it. 😀
This looks absolutely delicious Preethi. Loved the name. Perfect snack for this season. Craving for a handful of this. Superb share.
I always wondered what that white block of sugar was for. Now I know. Its so nice learning about different traditions from different parts of India.
This Sankranti mix is a nutritious and tasty snack for the winter months. Lovely share di !
ahh! what can I say Preethi, except that it made me extremely nostalgic.. we used to have this by the gallons when amma and ajji used to make it for sankranti.. I love making this myself, although this year I couldnt make it
hahaha, such an interesting name !! looks super crunchy and lovely option to fill tummy quickly as well :0
I am missing raichur as I read through your post. Memories brought back by your post. Thanks for sharing preethi. Looks lovely
This ellu bella mixture sounds very enticing indeed. I know its patience to slice the jaggery and the coconut and to remove the peel from the peanuts. But the results look amazing! Thanks for explaining the tradition, I had not been aware of it earlier.
Ellubella thindre olle mathadubeku. what a lovely tradition, isnt it!!