Name: Hayagreeva or Maddi recipe by Pavithra M Adiga at BetterButter
Prep time: 180 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 210 min
Yield: 5
Ingredients: Split Bengal gram/ kadale bele/ channa dal- 2 ½ cup; Jaggery grated- 3 cups; Cardamom powder -1 tbsp; Grated dry kopra- 1 cup; Water – 1 cup; Ghee- 1/4 cup; Dry fruits of choice- 1/4 cup

ABOUT Hayagreeva or Maddi RECIPE

It’s a traditional sweet from Karnataka. It’s prepared from split Bengal gram or kadale bele or channa dal and jaggery syrup with the flavors of cardamom and richness of dry kopra and dry fruits.

Ingredients Serving: 5

Split Bengal gram/ kadale bele/ channa dal- 2 ½ cup
Jaggery grated- 3 cups
Cardamom powder -1 tbsp
Grated dry kopra- 1 cup
Water – 1 cup
Ghee- 1/4 cup
Dry fruits of choice- 1/4 cup

Instructions

Soak the split Bengal gram for 2 hours. Pressure cook with little water for four whistles. Sieve the water and keep the cooked dal aside.
Take a deep sauce pan, add little ghee and once the ghee is hot enough, add the dry fruits and sauté well. Keep this aside.
In the same pan, add the grated jaggery, water and start boiling until slightly single thread consistency is achieved.
To this add the cooked dal, mix well. Now add the dry kopra, dry fruits and cardamom powder. Mix well.
Cook the mixture well to get the thick consistency. Add the remaining ghee on top and mix once. Serve hot with extra ghee if required.

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