Chigali

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'''Chigali''' is a popular [[tangy]] [[Tamarind]]<ref name="Chigali23">{{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}}</ref> treat usually made in Southern [[India]], especially in the state of [[Karnataka]]. Chigali is also referred to as '''Imli ki Goli'''<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref name="annapurnaz.in">{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> in Northern India. Chigali has become popular in recent days when a company, Havenow Foodtech Pvt. Ltd., introduced it widely into Indian [[Fast-moving consumer goods|FMCG]] market with a brand of "Chicley"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.placeoforigin.in/buy-chicley-mukha061-online|title=Chicley|website=Place of Origin|language=en|access-date=2018-04-09}}</ref>

== Etymology ==
Chigali is word that originates from [[Kannada]], the official language of state of [[Karnataka]] [[India]]. In Kannada, it is written as "ಚಿಗಳಿ".

== Preparation and Ingredients ==
The chief ingredient [[Tamarind]] is combined with other ingredients{{Which|date=February 2018}} and pounded in a [[Household Stone tools in Karnataka|Kutni]] (ಕುಟ್ನಿ in Kannada, Mortar & Pestle in English) or in an [[Oralu kallu|Oralukallu]], which gives it an even consistency. It is then rolled between the palms of the hand to make small round balls. Next, if preferred, they are stuck on sticks/[[Toothpick|tooth picks]]/[[Straw (disambiguation)|straws]]/handles of [[spoon]].<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref name="Kering">{{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}}</ref> In supermarkets and malls Chigali can be found wrapped<ref name="Kering"/> in thin transparent covers as Chigali candies.

[[File:Chigali 2.jpg|thumb|Chigali Ingredients for pounding in 'Kutni'|431x431px]]
Ingredients may include any combination of:
# [[Tamarind]]
# [[Jaggery]]
# [[Sugar]]
# [[Salt]]
# [[Chili powder]]
# [[Lemon leaves]]
# [[Asafoetida]]
# [[Cumin]] seeds
#[[Ghee]] or any vegetable oil
# [[Garlic]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://princessncooking.blogspot.in/2015/06/hunase-chigali.html|title=Hunase chigali|website=princessncooking.blogspot.in|access-date=2016-11-26}}</ref>
# [[Black pepper|Pepper]]<ref>{{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}}</ref>

== Others with similar names ==
* Chigali Unde/Undi <ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>- 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|Belagavi]] [[Taluk]] [[Karnataka]] [[India]].
** A place<ref>{{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}}</ref> under [[Kurnool district|Kurnool]] city in [[Andhra Pradesh]] India
** A place<ref>{{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}}</ref> in the region of Southern, [[Zambia]] [[Africa]].
* Chigali - Iruve-chatni, a cuisine of [[Banakal]], Karnataka India

== See also ==
* [[Household Stone tools in Karnataka]] for details of Oralukallu and Kutni

==References==
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[[Category:Indian confectionery]]
[[Category:Karnataka cuisine]]

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