Bommai Kolu is traditionally a women's festival that Tamilians celebrate during Dasshera. Every year, a series of steps is set up and kolu bommai or dolls are displayed. These dolls typically depict gods or village scenes and weddings, anything that interest u. This beautiful clay figurines of gods and goddesses are worshipped during Navaratri, viewing art as Divinity.
A kolu can be as simple or as elaborate as one likes. The woman of the house invites other women to come inspect the kolu, eat a few snacks, exchange a little gossip and go home with a couple of small goodies.
Women traditionally exchange gifts of coconuts, clothes and sweets.
Ellu urundai is also one of Neivethiyam to be done during Kolu. Black Sesame Seeds with Jaggery syrup.
I was going thru DK's, Got this recipe Nugul Untallu - Black Sesame Ladoos (this way its easy to pronounce, :) ).
Black sesame seeds are an extremely good source of calcium; studies have shown that one gram of seeds contains approximately 85 milligrams of calcium. Black sesame seeds also have high amounts of protein, phosphorous, iron and magnesium.
Here goes the recipe
Ingredients
75gms of Black Sesame Seed
5 tbsp jaggery
a pinch of salt (only addition, i made for that sweet-salt taste)
Method
Wash Sesame seeds and sun dry them. Dry Roast and Grind them to a fine powder along with jaggery.
Transfer the mixture to a plate and shape them into ladoos.
chutki mein ho gaya!!!!
