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hayagreeva maddi
Hayagreeva maddi/ traditional sweet of chana dal
Written by Jayashree

Hayagreeva Maddi is a traditional sweet dish from Karnataka. Bengal gram is perfectly cooked and simmered in jaggery along with desiccated coconut and nuts. It makes a delectable sweet.

As we enter the new year 2016, I start my posts here on a sweet note. Here is a traditional sweet dish from the state of Karnataka. This is widely prepared during festivals in Mysore, Hayagreeva maddi, popularly  known as hayagreeva, is made of boiled chana dal in syrup of jaggery, garnished with grated coconut, cardamom  and nuts.

Sweets are usually made during festivities. Some sweets like Hayagreeva maddi are ideal to serve for lunch. This is an easy to prepare dish, which does not need elaborate preparation and all ingredients are easily available at home.

Chana dal or bengal gram needs longer time to quickthan other lentils. Hence, I prefer to soak it for half an hour, before cooking in the pressure cooker. It is necessary that the lentil is well cooked before proceeding further to step 3 in the recipe.

Before I proceed to the recipe, I wish you all  a very Happy New Year again !

 

My other traditional sweet dishes

hayagreeva maddi

hayagreeva maddi

Hayagreeva Maddi Recipe

Ingredients :

  • 1 cup Chana dal
  • 1.25 cup jaggery grated
  • 2 tablespoon ghee
  • 1/2 cup desiccated coconut
  • 1/4 teaspoon cardamom powder
  • 8 cashew nut
  • 3 cup water

Method :

  • Wash and soak chana dal in water for half an hour.
  • Pressure cook the chana dal  with three glass of water. Add a little ghee to it.
  • Drain the water of the dal. It can be used in other dishes. Put the cooked dal in a pan and heat it on a low flame.
  • Ensure that the cooked lentil is extremly soft. It will not get cooked after the addition of jaggery.
  • Add the jaggery  and ghee.and simmer on a low flame for five to ten minutes.
  • Add dessicated coconut.
  • Finally, garnish with roasted nuts and cardamom powder.
  • Hayagreeva maddi is ready to serve.

Take a tip:

  • The consistency should neither be too thick or thin.
  • It is essential for the lentil to be well cooked. Otherwise, you children may suffer stomach disorders.
  • The quantity of jaggery may be increased or decreased.
  • Check the cooked lentil by pressing between fingers.
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Hayagreeva Maddi

Hayagreeva Maddi is a traditional sweet dish from Karnataka. Bengal gram is perfectly cooked and simmered with desiccated coconut and jaggery to make a delectable sweet.
Course festive cooking, lunch, traditiional sweets
Cuisine karnataka
Keyword hayagreeva maddi
Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Author Jayashree

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Chana dal
  • 1.25 cup jaggery grated
  • 2 tablespoon ghee
  • 1/2 cup desiccated coconut
  • 1/4 teaspoon cardamom powder
  • 8 cashew nut
  • 3 cup water

Instructions

  • Wash and soak chana dal in water for half an hour.
  • Pressure cook the chana dal  with three glass of water. Add a little ghee to it.
  • Drain the water present in the dal. It can be used in other dishes. Put the cooked dal in a pan and heat it on a low flame.
  • Ensure that the cooked lentil is extremely soft. It will not get cooked after the addition of jaggery.
  • Add the jaggery  and ghee.and simmer on a low flame for five to ten minutes.
  • Add desiccated coconut.
  • Finally, garnish with roasted nuts and cardamom powder.
  • Hayagreeva Maddi is ready to serve.

Notes

The consistency should neither be too thick or thin.
It is essential for the lentil to be well cooked. Check by pressing between fingers. If it is undercooked, put it again itn the pressure cooker.
The quantity of jaggery may be increased or decreased.
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Poornima
8 years ago

Delicious looking Hayagreeva..

Nisha Ramesh
6 years ago

My favourite combination channa dal plus jaggery. This is like kheer without milk. Very nice. Bookmarked.

end of the fork
6 years ago

Lovely flavours! And jaggery has such great health benefits.

Jagruti
6 years ago

I bet this dish must be so delicious! Will try sometime.

Uma Srinivas
6 years ago

My favorite desserts. Even I like the story behind this desserts:) I have to make this with vegan version:)

archana
archana
1 year ago

5 stars
Now that is a perfectly made Hayagreeva. I agree it is a great tasting dessert made with pantry ingredients. Wonderful share.

Kalyani
1 year ago

5 stars
Our Krishna janmashtami festivities were never complete without hayagreeva prasada we used to get from the local Raayara matha . So divine this is

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