Panchakajjaya Prasad recipe
Panchakajja is usually prepared during Ganesh Chaturthi
festival as it is believed to be a favourite dish of Lord Ganesha. Panchakajja
is a very simple and delicious mixture of five ingredients hence the prefix ‘Pancha’
which means five in Sanskrit.
Panchakajjaya
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| Prep time : 10 mins |
Ingredients:
2 cups thin flat rice (Poha)/puffed paddy (Layo/Layi)
1 cup freshly grated coconut
½ cup jaggery
1 tsp black sesame (til)
½ tsp freshly crushed Cardamom powder
Method :
·
In a pan melt jaggery using half cup of water
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Once jaggery is melted add freshly grated
coconut and cardamom powder to it. Cook for 5 mins till the mixture becomes
little thick and turns brown.
·
Heat skillet/tawa and dry roast the black sesame
for few seconds till you get a nice aroma.
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Place all the above ingredients in a wide bowl
and add poha/puffed paddy, mix everything well. Naivedyam/Bhog is ready to be
served to Lord Ganesha.
Serving- Can serve 4-5 people.
Watch the video of me making this dish on my YouTube channel:
Watch the video of me making this dish on my YouTube channel:
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