Chigali
{{Short description|Indian tamarand snack}}
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Chigali is a popular tangy tamarind{{Cite web|url=http://saviruchisavita01.blogspot.in/2013/11/chigali.html|title=Chigali..|website=saviruchisavita01.blogspot.in|access-date=2016-11-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161126130654/http://saviruchisavita01.blogspot.in/2013/11/chigali.html|archive-date=26 November 2016|url-status=dead}} treat usually made in Southern India, especially in the state of Karnataka. Chigali is also referred to as Imli ki Goli{{Cite web|url=http://luv4cuking.blogspot.in/2015/06/khatti-meethi-imli-ki-goli-sweet-tangy.html|title=Khatti Meethi Imli ki Goli / Sweet & Tangy Tamarind Candy !|website=luv4cuking.blogspot.in|access-date=2016-11-25}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.annapurnaz.in/khatti-meethi-imli-goli-tamarind-balls/|title=Khatti Meethi Imli Goli /Tamarind Balls - annapurnaz|website=www.annapurnaz.in|access-date=2016-11-25}}{{Cite web|url=http://ifood.tv/candy/1007934-khatti-meethi-imli-goli-or-sweet-tangy-tamarind-candy-balls|title=Khatti Meethi Imli Goli Or Sweet Tangy Tamarind Candy Balls Recipe Video|website=iFood.tv|access-date=2016-11-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170419002833/http://ifood.tv/candy/1007934-khatti-meethi-imli-goli-or-sweet-tangy-tamarind-candy-balls|archive-date=19 April 2017|url-status=dead}} in Northern India. Chigali has become popular in recent days when a company, Havenow Foodtech Pvt. Ltd., introduced it widely into the Indian FMCG market with a brand of "Chicley".{{Cite web|url=https://www.placeoforigin.in/buy-chicley-mukha061-online|title=Chicley|website=Place of Origin|language=en|access-date=2018-04-09|archive-date=9 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180409171537/https://www.placeoforigin.in/buy-chicley-mukha061-online|url-status=dead}}
Etymology
Preparation and ingredients
The chief ingredient, tamarind, is combined with other ingredients (listed below) and pounded in a kutni ({{Lang|kn|ಕುಟ್ನಿ}} in Kannada, mortar and pestle in English) or in an oralukallu, which gives the mixture an even consistency. This mixture is then rolled between the palms of the hand to make small round balls. Next, if preferred, these balls can be stuck on sticks, toothpicks, straws, or spoon handles.{{Cite news|url=http://indusladies.com/community/threads/uttara-karnataka-adige-north-karnataka-recipes.141818/page-6|title=Uttara Karnataka Adige (north karnataka recipes)|newspaper=Indusladies|access-date=2016-11-25}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.bawarchi.com/recipe/tamarind-lollipops-oesuCCdbjcfce.html|title=Tamarind Lollipops {{!}} Indian {{!}} Kid friendly {{!}} Recipe|last=Kering|first=Saroj|newspaper=Bawarchi.com|access-date=2016-11-26}} In supermarkets and malls, chigali can be found wrapped in thin transparent covers as chigali candies.
Ingredients may include any combination of:
- Tamarind
- Jaggery
- Sugar
- Salt
- Chili powder
- Lemon leaves
- Asafoetida
- Cumin seeds
- Ghee or any vegetable oil
- Garlic{{Cite web|url=http://princessncooking.blogspot.in/2015/06/hunase-chigali.html|title=Hunase chigali|website=princessncooking.blogspot.in|access-date=2016-11-26}}
- Pepper{{Cite news|url=http://www.indiababyfoods.com/tamarind-lolypop/|title=Tamarind Lollipop - India Baby Foods|date=2012-11-11|newspaper=India Baby Foods|language=en-US|access-date=2016-11-26}}
Others with similar names
- Chigali Unde/Undi {{Citation|last=Swayampaaka - ಸ್ವಯಂಪಾಕ|title=How to make Chigali / ELlunde {{!}} sesame seeds laddu {{!}} til laddu|date=2014-07-29|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5bXtqzeiVI|accessdate=2016-11-27}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.theholidayspot.com/nag_panchami/nag_panchami_recipes.htm|title=Nag Panchami Recipes|website=www.theholidayspot.com|access-date=2016-11-27}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.tasteofmysore.com/2008/08/chigali-undiunde-black-sesame-laddu.html|title=Chigali Undi/Unde; Black Sesame Laddu|website=www.tasteofmysore.com|access-date=2016-11-27}} - A sweet dish also called Yellunde in Karnataka made with Ellu (black sesame seeds) and jaggery.
- Chigali - Place names
- A village (Chigali/Chigalli) 6 km away from Mundgod, in Belagavi Taluk, Karnataka, India.
- A place{{Cite web|url=http://pincode.city/india/andhra-pradesh/kurnool/kurnool/chigali/518347|title=Chigali Pin Code - 518347 {{!}} Chigali, Kurnool Postal Code|website=pincode.city|access-date=2016-11-27}} under Kurnool city in Andhra Pradesh India
- A place{{Cite web|url=http://zambia.places-in-the-world.com/920009-place-chigali.html|title=Chigali, Zambia - Facts and information on Chigali - Zambia.Places-in-the-world.com|last=AM|website=zambia.places-in-the-world.com|access-date=2016-11-27}} in the region of Southern, Zambia, Africa.
- Chigali - Iruve-chatni, a cuisine of Banakal, Karnataka, India
See also
- Household stone implements in Karnataka for details of Oralukallu and Kutni