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Indians all across the world celebrate Deepavali today. Lighting lamps, offering prayers, preparing sweets & snacks, visiting people, bursting crackers and having a great deal of fun. Public places and commercial establishments are also decked up greet this beautiful festival of lights.
Synonymous with poojas or prayers it is usually prepared during Ganesh Chaturti festival as it is believed to be lord Ganesha’s favourite. Panchakajjaya is a very simple and delicious mixture of essentially five ingredients and hence the prefix ‘pancha’ which means five in Sanskrit.
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- 250 grams jaggery
- 2 cups freshly grated coconut
- 1/2 teaspoon cardamom powder (around 5-6 whole pods, husked & pounded)
- 1/2 cup roasted gram (Hurikadale in Kannada/Dalia Dal in Hindi) *see note
- 2 tablespoons black sesame
- 15 whole cashewnuts (optional)
- 1 cup puffed paddy powder (layo/layi) (optional)
- 2 teaspoons melted ghee (optional)
1. In a heavy bottomed saucepan melt the jaggery using 1 tablespoon water. If you wish you can pass it through a sieve to eliminate any sand particles. Keep aside to cool.
2. Heat a skillet/tawa and dry roast the roasted gram lightly for a couple of minutes or till you get a nice aroma. Remove. On the same tawa roast the black sesame for a few seconds and remove. Next, roast the cashewnuts and remove. Lightly break the cashewnuts.
3. Place only the roasted gram in dry grinder and pulse it for just one second. Do NOT grind it to a powder. You just need it lightly broken.
4. Place all the above ingredients in a wide bowl, add 2 teaspoons of ghee and mix everything well. Add the puffed paddy powder and mix. Serve.
this is new to me but looks so delicious. happy Diwali to you too Shireen.
awww I'm from Mangalore, have saved this recipe, thanks 🙂
What is roasted gram? Is it chana daal roasted. I haven't heard about it ever. Looks delicious and very unique. Thanks!
What is roasted gram? Is it chana daal roasted. I haven't heard about it ever. Looks delicious and very unique. Thanks!
Thank you Sayantani & Coral Crue!
@Soma: Roasted gram is like chana daal but pre-roasted. It's called as Hurikadale in Kannada and Dalia Dal in Hindi (that's what the packet said). You can eat it just like that…unlike chana dal which needs to be cooked. Roasted gram is usually used in the preparation of ladoos
Thanks Shireen, I'll surely try this. Thanks 🙂
I tried this and it was delicious. Thanks for such an unique recipe.
Wonderful recipe. Brought back memories… This preparation was made as an offering to Ganesha during ganpati festival. My mom also added sugarcane and pieces of banana to this. As these two ingredients are also Lord Ganesha's fav.
We. Mangalore Konkani families prepare this at Krishna Janmastami with Channa dal, washed and roasted fresh at home. It is good to see varieties of pancha kajjaya or panchkajjayi,is popularized by bloggers.!
Yes, my friend who gave me the recipe makes it using pre roasted gram 🙂 Thanks for sharing your tip, I will try it next time!
What is puffed paddy powder
I don’t have the image currently, will update the post shortly. In the meanwhile a quick google search could help you!