easy hayagreeva recipe | hayagriva maddi recipe | hayagriva sweet

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 10 minutes
  • Cook time: 30 minutes
  • Total time: 40 minutes
  • Yield: 6 Servings
  • Category: sweet
  • Cuisine: karnataka, udupi

Ingredients

  • 1 cup chana dal
  • 3 cup water
  • 1 cup jaggery / gud / bella
  • 4 cloves
  • 2 tbsp ghee / clarified butter
  • 10 cashew / kaju (halves)
  • 2 tsp raisins / kishmish
  • ¼ tsp cardamom powder
  • ½ cup coconut (grated)

Method

  1. firstly, in a cooker pressure cook 1 cup chana dal with 3 cup of water for 5 whistles.
  2. drain off the water from chana dal. you can use the leftover water to prepare rasam.
  3. take the cooked chana dal into large kadai.
  4. also add 1 cup jaggery, 4 cloves and begin to mix.
  5. mix until jaggery melts, keeping the flame on medium.
  6. continue to mix, until the jaggery melts and starts to thicken.
  7. further in a pan heat 2 tbsp ghee and roast 10 cashew, 2 tsp raisins.
  8. roast to a golden brown and pour it over chana dal - jaggery mixture.
  9. mix well, until the mixture turns silky smooth without mashing chana dal.
  10. now add ¼ tsp cardamom powder and ½ cup coconut. mix well.
  11. finally, serve hayagreeva maddi hot / warm or chilled.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.