Monday, October 17, 2011

Ellunda(Sesame Balls )





This recipe is dedicate to grand parents.My mothers Place is in a small village called Muthukulam ,small backwater village in Central Kerala.Muthukulam is blessed with so many legends.The Malayalam film artist  Shri Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai and late film director Padma Rajan were born in Muthukulam. The noted mural artist Suresh muthukulam is born in muthukulam. Important Congress Leader and Freedom fighter late .Mr. Ambazhavelil Velayudhan Pillai, Drama Artist. Akabar Shankarapillai of Srivilasm were also born in Muthuklulam. So many political leaders like. Mr. Murali(CPM), Mr. Babu Prasad and the Poetress, Muthukulam PARVATHI AMMA, Born in Muthuklulam.

Long back we had sesame seeds cultivation in my Mother's house.Because of that Sesame Balls are one of our ingredient in Onam Vishu and all..Reminiscences of my childhood days automatically come to my mind whenever I ate sesame balls.


sesame – 250 gms
jaggery –125 gms
powdered Cardamom  – 1 tsp



Soak sesame in water and roast.Melt jaggery in a pan along with a little water.Add roasted sesame along with powdered cardamom to the melted jiggery and mix well. When it cools a little, make it into small balls.

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