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Ellu Bellam|Sesame Seeds and Jaggery Mix

Jan 17, 2017 · Modified: Apr 26, 2025 by Priya_Srinivasan ·

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Ellu Bellam, Karnataka special trail mix, made for Sankaranthi Festival. Ellu bellam, also called yellu bella is a sweet trail mix, a guilt-free snack.

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Ellu bella

What is Ellu Bella

Ellu bella or yellu bella, a sweet trail mix, made of peanuts, sesame and jaggery with copra. This sweet trail mix is offered with betel-nuts, fruits and sugar moulds, amongst friends, on the Sankaranthi day.

This sweet trail mix of sesame seeds and jaggery is a healthy snack. Sesame seeds are high in calcium, along with peanuts, chutney dal and dried coconut, they make a healthy and filing snack.

How to make Ellu Bella

There is no specific recipe here, you have to dry roast peanuts and sesame seeds and toss it with the rest of the ingredients. Each family has its own recipe of making this sweet trail mix.

Sweet trail mix

Since i used peanuts with skin, i dry roasted the peanuts, then removed skin by rubbing with a kitchen cloth. Then dry roast sesame seeds. Let this come to room temperature, now toss the rest of the ingredients. Do not add jaggery when the ingredients are hot, it will melt and clump together.

Store this delicious and healthy trail mix in an air-tight container, and enjoy it.

Ellu Bella | Sesame seeds and jaggery mix

Ellu Bellam, Karnataka special trail mix, made for Sankaranthi Festival. Ellu bellam, also called yellu bella is a sweet trail mix, a guilt-free snack.
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Course: Festive, Snack
Cuisine: Asian, Indian, South-Indian
Keyword: Festive dish, Healthy trail mix, Karnataka dish, Pongal special dish, Regional special dish, Sankaranthi special, Sweet trail mix, Trail mix
Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes minutes
Servings: 8
Calories:

Equipment

  • Pan for roasting

Ingredients

  • ½ cup peanuts
  • ½ of copra/dried coconut
  • ¼ cup white sesame seeds
  • ½ cup jaggery grated
  • ½ cup fried gram dal/chutney dal
  • ¼ cup sugar candy

Instructions

  • Dry roast the peanuts, take care not to burn. Remove it onto a kitchen cloth, close and rub vigorously to remove the skin. Transfer the skinned peanuts into a bowl.
  • In the same pan, dry roast the sesame seeds, add it to the peanuts. To this bowl, add fried gram and sugar candy. Let this mixture cool well. 
  • Chop the copra/dried coconut into small pieces and added it to the peanuts mix. Add the jaggery to this and mix well.
  • Do not add jaggery to the hot peanuts, it will melt and cling together. So, let it cool a bit, then add the jaggery. Mix the contents well.
  • Store it in an air-tight container

Disclaimer

I m not a Doctor or a Nutritionist The Nutrition information provided above comes from the plugin and is only an estimate.

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Make this delicious sweet trail mix and enjoy it as a snack. Exchange this auspicious mix with your family and friends on the auspicious day of sankaranthi.

More Guilt-free Snack ideas

  • Peanut sundal
  • Masala Pori
  • Amiri Khaman

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  1. Pavani

    January 18, 2017 at 10:50 pm

    Such a simple and traditional dish for the festivals.

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  2. Srivalli

    January 19, 2017 at 10:37 am

    I so love this dish Priya..

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  3. Kalyani

    January 22, 2017 at 7:16 am

    missed making it this year. su beautifully re-created priya !

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  4. Kalyani

    January 22, 2017 at 7:16 am

    .. and I like ur painted BG board - is it cardboard / wooden plank ?

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  5. Priya Suresh

    January 22, 2017 at 2:55 pm

    Such a traditional ellu bella, feel like munching some.

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  6. Srividhya

    January 23, 2017 at 3:49 pm

    Love these traditional dishes.. we make this too along with sakkare achu. 🙂 Yum

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  7. veena

    January 23, 2017 at 5:23 pm

    I love this and this post of yours brings back memories. Missing my home town. Yellu bella looks delicious Priya

    Reply
  8. Sandhiya

    January 23, 2017 at 10:00 pm

    Looks so authentic and delicious.

    Reply
  9. Sandhya Ramakrishnan

    January 24, 2017 at 3:54 am

    I have seen this many times during sankranthi and I am yet to make this. Wonderful recipe 🙂

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  10. Smruti Ashar

    January 25, 2017 at 3:56 pm

    This combination of nuts and jaggery sounds interesting. Must have been a treat Im sure!!

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  11. Harini R

    January 30, 2017 at 3:33 am

    It is made at my mom's place as well. It is distributed to ladies as part of taboolam (haldi-kumkum). But in many families, sesame seeds is not accepted. I so wonder att he vast differences in this aspect.

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