Yellu Bella

Sankranthi sesame-jaggery mix — toasted white sesame seeds, broken jaggery pieces, crushed dry coconut, roasted peanuts, and dried copra mixed loosely together into a crunchy, sweet blend. Exchanged between neighbours on Makar Sankranthi morning with the phrase 'yellu bella thindu olle maathaadi' (eat sesame-jaggery and speak sweet words). A festive condiment-sweet unique to Karnataka and Maharashtra.