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Ellu Thogayal / Black Sesame Seeds Thogayal

Posted on May 30, 2013 · Last Updated on Mar 11, 2021 by Uma Ramanujam · 13 Comments

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My apologize for not being active and not informing about my absence. My Internet connection was not working properly and also I am lil busy with personal stuffs. I will be posting recipes only when time permits for few upcoming weeks and request you all to continue your support till I come to my routine work.

Just to wake my blog after a week’s break, I am posting this simple thogayal which pairs well with this rice. I make this thogayal only when I prepare this rice and it tastes heaven along with tamarind gravy which is in the queue to treat you next. Now off to the thogayal.

Basic Information:

Preparation Time and Cooking Time: <10 minutes

Serves: 3 persons

Ingredients:

Black sesame seeds / Ellu – 1/2 cup

Dry red chilli – 3 nos

Jaggery – 1 tablespoon

Tamarind – 1 gooseberry size

Garlic – 3 nos, small size

Salt – to taste

Water – 2 tablespoons

Method:

1) Wash and soak tamarind in 2 tablespoons of water. Meanwhile dry roast sesame seeds and dry red chilli. By the time sesame seeds splutter and release aroma, remove from the stove.

2) Allow the roasted ingredients to cool to room temperature.

3) In a dry mixer, add sesame seeds and dry red chilli and grind it to a powder. Then, add jaggery, garlic cloves, soaked tamarind along with water and salt. Grind it to a smooth paste.

4) Serve it with Ulunthu sadam.

Notes:

1) It is important to dry roast the sesame seeds just until it splutter. Immediately remove from fire and transfer to another plate to avoid burning.

2) Increase the tamarind size if it is not very sour. Mine was very sour and so I used only in a size of gooseberry.

3) Addition of garlic is optional. Increase of decrease the water quantity as per your personal preference.

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AJ
AJ
11 years ago

Superb, we make a similar chutney too!

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great-secret-of-life
great-secret-of-life
11 years ago

healthy and tasty thogayal

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Unknown
Unknown
11 years ago

tempting ellu thogayal

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FewMinute Wonders
FewMinute Wonders
11 years ago

I will make this. I love ellu and so does my husband. Would be great with rice.

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Akila
Akila
11 years ago

Nvr heard of this… Will try soon

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Laxmipriya
Laxmipriya
11 years ago

different thogayal.. i use sesame seeds only while grinding idli podi..:)

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saraniskitchen
saraniskitchen
11 years ago

lovely thogayal…will try this soon…

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divya
divya
11 years ago

tempting clicks,looks so irresistible.

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Unknown
Unknown
11 years ago

never heard about this thogaiyal uma.. will give a try..

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Vimitha Durai
Vimitha Durai
11 years ago

Never tried ellu thogayal Uma… Will try soon… Take care dear

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Preety
Preety
11 years ago

looks delicious

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Unknown
Unknown
11 years ago

Never tried of it…nice post and clicks

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Ruxana Gafoor
Ruxana Gafoor
11 years ago

looks yummy and nice clicks…

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