Sweets
Ellu Undai
Also called sesame ball.
A sesame-ball offering appearing in historical temple-food records.
What goes into it
Sesame
jaggery/sugar
How it is made
Sesame combined with sweetener and shaped into balls.
Exact temple kitchen formulae — the dittam — are not reproduced here unless the temple has published them. What is described is the culinary family, not a temple’s working recipe.
Where it is offered
This is a culinary family found widely across South Indian temple and household worship rather than one tied to a single temple in this reference. Its region is recorded as Tamil/Tirumala tradition.
History and evidence
It appears in the historical and inscriptional record under the name Ellu Undai.
Earliest documentation: Historical.
Dietary note
Recorded as Yes in the tradition described. Commonly present: Sesame.
This is informational, never a guarantee. Temple kitchens change formulations, use shared equipment and follow their own Āgamic rules. If an allergy matters to you, ask the temple directly.
Source
- Primary reference for this entry · Documented · confidence High
https://www.academia.edu/120514244/Inscriptional_study_on_Pras%C4%81dam_at_the_Tirumala_Tirupati_Tem