Hayagreeva recipe | Hayagreeva sweet | Hayagreeva maddi is served to which deity | Chana dal halwa
Hayagreeva or hayagriva maddi is a traditional sweet recipe. Basically it is prepared from chana dal, jaggery, ghee, along with dry fruits & dry coconut. Usually this sweet is made during festivals like Navaratri. Especially this traditional sweet hayagreeva is offered as a naivedhyam to the Goddess Brahmacharini on the second day of Navaratri. It is a popular sweet recipe from Karnataka, which is very easy to make and tastes delicious.
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Servings: 4
Calories: 465kcal
Ingredients
- ¾ cup chana dal
- 1 cup jaggery /gud organic
- 2 tbsp ghee
- 1 tbsp cashews finely chopped
- 1 tbsp almonds finely chopped
- 1 tbsp raisins
- ½ tsp cardamom powder
- ¼ cup grated dry coconut
Instructions
- Firstly, in a pressure cooker add washed chana dal and water. Cover the cooker lid and pressure cook for 5 to 6 whistles
- Then drain off the water from chana dal and transfer the cooked chana dal to a bowl
- Slightly mash the cooked chana dal. Don't over mash like a paste & it should be half cooked
- Take a pan or wok and add ghee
- As the ghee starts to melt, add chopped cashews and almonds
- Roast it for 2 mins and then add raisins
- Further roast everything for a minute and take out the roasted dry fruits to a small bowl
- Again to the pan, add 1 cup jaggery and 1/4 cup water
- Stir this for 2 mins until jaggery completely melts
- Then add cooked chana dal and give a good mix
- Stir this mixture continuously until it thickens
- Next add 1 tbsp of ghee and again give a good mix
- Now lower the heat, and add cardamom powder & roasted dry fruits
- Mix everything well
- Finally add grated dry coconut and give a final mix
- Now the delicious Prasadam Hayagreeva is ready to serve!
- Enjoy this traditional sweet hayagriva maddi hot or chilled with a tsp of ghee
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