Gingelly Oil – Nalla Ennai
What:
Popularly known as Sesame Oil or Gingelly Oil or Nall Ennai is vegitable oil derived from Sesame Seeds. The oil usually has a nutty flavor, rich in aroma and Golden yellow in colour. The essential nutrient having significant content in sesame oil is vitamin K, also contains Polyunsaturated & Monounsaturated Fats, Vitamin E, Choline, Protein. Few health benefits are : Gingelly oil or Nalla Ennai strengthens the bones, lowers bad Cholesterol (LDL), promotes healthy Skin, burns Extra Fat, lowers blood pressure, reduce body heat.
Raw Meterials :
First Quality Sesame Seeds with Palm Jaggery.
HOW:
Sambu Natural Oil purchased first grade Sesame seeds are purchased from the marginal formers & marketing committees. The sesame seeds are well cleaned, sun dried, and grinded along with palm jaggery in wooden chekku (Marachekku) to extract the oils from seeds. Three days after the cleared unrefined Gingelly oil packed in the most hygienic conditions and given to customers. Wood pressing is a technique in which the oil is mechanically pressed from the seeds in traditional wooden chekku prepared from tree at temperatures not exceeding 120F. The nutrients, which are usually destroyed by heat while refining, are retained in this method.
Where :
Gingelly oil is most popular cooking oil in continental Asia, especially in East Asia and the South Indian states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu. Gingelly oil plays an important role in Ayurvedic rituals.
