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Thursday, October 11th, 2018 by Ujwala Leave a Comment

Nuvvula Saddi

In the state of Telangana, monsoon rains starting in June till October, bring plenty of water into the lakes, rivers. Many colorful flowers as gunugu, tanged, banti, chamanti bloom everywhere. Women arrange these flowers in a tower shape in a plate called batukamma. Groups of women sing and dance around the batukamma. The festival begins 9 days before the Saddula Bathukamma which falls two days before Dussera. Women sing and dance all 9 days and immerse batukamma them in near by lake or pond. On the last day of 9 days of batukamma, men bring huge quantities of flowers and women make huge batukkammas. Large group of women gather, sing and dance around batukamma.

అసలీ బతకమ్మ పండగ ఏమిటి?

బతుకమ్మ తెలంగానోల్లకు షానా పెద్ద పండగ. బతుకమ్మ పండగను తొమ్మిది రోజులు జేస్తరు. దసరాకు రెందు దినాల ముందస్తది. వర్షా కాలంలో వర్షాలు పడ్డంక రోడ్డెమ్మటి తంగేడు పూలు, గునుగు పూలు బాగా పెరగ బడతయి. గవాటితోని బతుకమ్మ ని పెద్దగ పేరుస్తరు. పసుపు తోని గౌరమ్మ ని జేషి దాని పైన బెడ్తరు.

మరి బతుకమ్మ తొమ్మిది రొజులు ఎం చేస్తారు?

మొదటి దినాన ఎంగిలి పువ్వుల బతుకమ్మ అని జేస్తరు. గా దినాన నువ్వులు, బియ్యం ఇంక బెల్లమేసిన ప్రసాదం తింటరు. రెండో దినం అటుకుల బతుకమ్మ. గా దినాన అటుకులు, బెల్లం ప్రసాదం తింతరు. మూడో దినాన ముద్దపప్పు బతుకమ్మ అని జేస్తరు.  గా దినాన ముద్ద పప్పుల గింత జిలకర్ర, కరేపాకు యెషి తినబద్టరు. ఇంక నలుగో దినాన ననబియ్యం బతుకమ్మ, ఐదో రోజున అట్ల బతుకమ్మ, ఆరో దినాన అలిగిన బతుకమ్మ, యేడో దినాన వేపకాయల బతుకమ్మ, యెనమిదో రోజు వెన్నెముద్దల బతుకమ్మ జేస్తరు. ఆఖరి రోజున సద్దుల బతుకమ్మ. గదే యీ దినం. యీ దినాన తంగేడు పూలు, గునుగు పూలు ఒక పళ్ళెం లో పేరుస్తరు. గా పైన పసుపుతో గౌరమ్మ ను పెట్టి, దాని చుట్టూ పాటలు పాడుకుంట ఆడబడ్తరు.

Bathukamma is a unique flower festival celebrated in the state of Telangana, India. It is a highly enthusiastic festival, especially for women. It represents Telangana’s culture. Bathukamma is a beautiful round flower arrangement with colorful seasonal flowers stacked in the shape of temple gopuram. The arrangement signifies the Gouri goddess. Flowers used to make Batukamma are Bera, Thangedu, Thamara, Gunugu, Banthi, Gummadi, Kanakambaram, Mandhara, and Ramabanam. Women arrange floral batukammas beyond their creativity. Women dress up in their best, expensive pure silk sarees, wear jewelry. In the evening, all women carry plates of flowers to a nearby lake, arrange all in a circular shape. They dance around batukammas clapping rhythmically with traditional songs praising the goddess and to take birth again.

In the state of Telangana, batukamma is celebrated for 9 days. Day 1 being Engili Poola Bathukamma. It is celebrated on the Pethara Amasa (Mahalaya Amavasya – Bhadrapada Amavasya). Bathukamma is a festival of flowers and is celebrated for 9 days before Dasara, 10th day. 9th day is Saddula Batukamma, it is final and grand celebration of Batukamma. The Bathukammas prepared with layers of flowers immersed in water. It falls on Durga Ashtami day and sometimes it falls on Mahanavami day. On 9th day 9  varieties of Rice items called Saddulu are made and offered to goddess batukamma. 9 varieties of rice can be lemon rice, tamarind rice, urad dal rice, roasted gram dal rice, curd rice, curry leaves rice, coconut rice, sesame rice or peanut rice. In Telugu, nimmakaya pulihora, chintapandu pulihora, minapa pappu annam, putnaala annam, perugannam, karivepaku annam, kobbari annam, nuvvula annam, palli annam. Saddulu is not limited to these. Lot more varieties can be made.

Whether is it’s called Navaratri in north India or batukamma in south India, it is a celebration of great goddess Durga avatars. Both are celebrated for 9 days before Dasara and on 9th-day immersion takes place.

Of course, no celebration in any culture would be complete without food. At this auspicious occasion, celebrate with low-carb and low-sugar food without sacrificing genuine Indian taste with my recipes.

Batukamma Palli saddi
 
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Prep time
5 mins
Cook time
20 mins
Total time
25 mins
 
Author: Ujwala Chintala
Serves: 2
Ingredients
  • 1 cup rice. Plus more if taste need be adjusted.
  • ¼ cup - sesame seeds (nuvvulu)
  • 2 - red chilies
  • ½ tsp - coriander seeds
  • ⅛ the tsp - methi (fenugreek) seeds
  • 2 tbsp - healthy oil as coconut or olive oil
  • Healthy salt as Pink Himalayan Salt
Instructions
  1. Cook 1 cup rice in ¾ cup of water in a little salt and ¼th tsp oil. Let it cool.
  2. Roast sesame, coriander seeds and fenugreek seeds in a pan. Remove.
  3. Add oil to the same pan. Add red chilies. Fry till golden brown.
  4. Add sesame seeds, other seeds, chilies and salt to the grinder. Grind to a powder.
  5. Add the ground powder along with oil, to rice and mix well. Taste and add more rice if needed.
  6. Serve hot.
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Filed Under: Authentic Andhra Recipes, Gluten-free, Indian festival food, Main course, Nut-free, Soy-free, Special occasion recipes, Stock-free, Vegan, Vegetarian Tagged With: batukamma, saddulu, telangana

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