YELLU - BELLA

(SESAME SEEDS-JAGGERY WITH PEANUTS AND ROASTED CHICKPEA)

HAPPY SANKRANTHI TO EVERYONE

This is a special dish prepared in and around bangalore-mysore for sankranti which falls on January 14.
People distribute yellu-bella among relatives and friends and wish them good luck and fortune.

Peanuts -- 1 cup
Roasted split chickpea (dalia) -- 3/4 cup
Jaggery -- 1 block
Sugar -- 2-3 tablespoons
Sesame seeds -- 1/4 cup
Dry coconut (copra) -- 1/2

Dry roast peanuts until crispy. remove the skin and split it. Dry roast the dalia and sesame seeds separately.

Cube jaggery and copra into small cubes.

Now mix all the ingredients nicely.
Ready to celebrate sankranti.

VEGETABLE STOCK

Mixed vegetables -- 1 big bowl

Water -- 1 1/2 liters

pepper corns -- 1 taspoon

Garlic -- 2 cloves

Wash and chop vegetables like carrot,tomato, french beans, celery, onion, cauliflower, cabbage, cucumber, potato(for thick stock) etc.

Boil it in water along with the pepper and garlic. Allow it to simmer on low flame until the stock is about one liter. Drain the stock. Squeeze out the vegetables to get the essence into the stock. Use as required.

This stock can be refrigerated for up to 3 days and frozen for a longer period.