Dry Panchakajjaya

Panchakajjaya is a festive delicacy usually made as naivedyam mostly during Ganesh Chaturthi, Janmashtami or a number of occasions as an offering to God. There may be a slight variation in each household.

Ingredients:

· Gram Dal (Dalia/ Putana) – 2 cups

· Sugar – 1 ½ cup

· White sesame seeds – 2 tbsp (roasted)

· Dry ccoconut – 3-4 tbsps

· Ghee – 1 tbsp

· Cardamom Powder – 1 tsp

Method:

· Dry roast sesame seeds until they start to splutter and keep them aside.

· Slightly roast the dry coconut and keep it aside.

· Slightly roast the gram dal for few minutes. Let it cool.

· Once cooled add the roasted gram dal and sugar in a mixer jar. Just grind it for few seconds. Do not make a fine powder. Keep it coarse.

· Pour this in a mixing bowl. Add the sesame seeds, roasted coconut, ghee and cardamom powder. Give a good mix.

· Dry Panchakajjaya is ready to be kept for naivedya.

· Generally dry and wet panchakajjaya is mixed together while it is distributed as prasad.