Mimosa Sugar Balls, also known as Prasad Dana, Gol Dana, Nakul Dana, Makaiya Laddu or Tarasari, is a small pea–sized sweet food made up of sugar. It is especially used in Hinduism religious ritual as an offering for the deities. It is popularly used as an offering in temples in Nepal and India.[1]

Mimosa Sugar Balls
Packet of Mimosa Sugar Balls
Alternative namesTarasari
CoursePrashad
Region or stateSouth Asia
Main ingredientsSugar

It is generally sold in small packets. It is firstly offered to the deities alongside other worshipping materials such as Sindoor, coconut, sweets, etc. and then afterwards given to the devotees. Since, it is easily transportable and storable, it is hugely popular in most places. Its demand increases during festivals such as Durga Puja, Maha Shivaratri, etc.

Composition

edit

Mimosa Sugar Balls is made up of sugar. It is very sweet in nature.[2] Primarily, it is white in colour but sometimes edible food colouring is added.

See also

edit
  • Konpeitō, a similar but more colourful confection

References

edit
  1. ^ বসু, ঋজু. "ভোটপুজোয় কদর তুঙ্গে খুদে দানার". www.anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 2022-12-14.
  2. ^ "নেতার কথা মেনেই দাওয়াই". Zee24Ghanta.com. Retrieved 2022-12-14.