Usage patterns
〈物〉にごまをかけるto sprinkle sesame seeds on something
I sprinkled sesame seeds on the salad and ate it.
ごまを炒るto roast sesame seeds
Roasting sesame seeds in a frying pan brings out their aroma.
〈物〉にごまをまぶすto coat something with sesame seeds
I coated the rice ball with sesame seeds.
Expressions
ごまをするflatter; butter up; toady to · grind sesame seeds