And the sesame based sweet is called as "ellunda". Lonavla, the hill station in the Indian state of Maharashtra is synonymous with Chikki; no trip is complete without tourists picking up a few packets of their favourite chikki to take back home. The preparation of chikkis consists of first preparing the hot jaggery syrup with a minimum of water, adding nuts to the syrup to coat them (with the syrup) and then transferring the nuts to a wooden mould, then rolling them to a thickness of about 6–8 mm using a wooden roller, then placing into a steel plate for cooling, cutting into slabs, and packing. In homes, smaller quantities are hand rolled with wooden rollers. Most popular chikkis are sourced from the Indian towns of Bhuj in Gujarat; Kovilpatti in Tamil Nadu; Lonavala, Matheran, Mahabaleshwar, Panchgani, and Karjat in Maharashtra.