Ellu is til or seasame seeds.
Excellent with rice & ghee, also can be used as a topping for puliyodarai.
White seasame seeds - 1 cup
Red chillies - 8-10
Urad dhal - ¼ cup
Freshly roasted peanuts - ½ cup (remove red skin)
Hing - 1 tsp
Copra - ¼ cup ( optional )
In ½ tsp oil, fry red chillies, urad dhal & hing.
Roast dry seasame seeds till they splutter.
Roast salt also.
Powder together.
This can also be used to sprinkle on curries like, brinjal, kovakkai, potato etc.