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Mangalorean sweet poha prasadam | Easy and traditional temple-style Indian sweets and desserts.
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Mangalorean Sweet Poha Prasad | Avalakki Panchakajjaya

Mangalorean Sweet Poha Prasad: A popular and easy-to-make naivedyam and prasadam recipe prepared traditionally using poha, coconut, jaggery, sesame seeds, and cardamom powder. This sweet dessert can be made in less than 10 minutes.
Prep Time10 minutes
Course: Desserts, Snack, sweets
Cuisine: Mangalore, Udupi
Diet: Gluten Free, Vegetarian
Servings: 8
Calories: 183kcal
Author: Kushi

Equipment

Ingredients

  • ⅔ cup Jaggery
  • 1 cup Coconut fresh grated
  • 1 tablespoon Sesame seeds or til roasted
  • ½ teaspoon Cardamom powder
  • 2 tablespoon Ghee divided
  • 6 to 8 Cashews or Almonds chopped optional
  • 2 cups Thin Poha Flattened rice, more or less as needed

Optional, read tips

  • ½ tablespoon Honey
  • 1 Ripe banana chopped

Instructions

Preparation

  • Chop the banana into rounds or cubes. Add honey to it and keep it aside.
    ½ tablespoon Honey, 1 Ripe banana
  • Heat tablespoon of ghee in a pan. Add cashews and saute till golden. Keep this aside
    2 tablespoon Ghee, 6 to 8 Cashews or Almonds chopped
  • If sesame seeds are not roasted, add them to a pan, dry roast until aromatic, and keep them aside.
    1 tablespoon Sesame seeds or til

Mangalorean sweet poha panchakadayi

  • In a bowl, add jaggery, coconut, sesame seeds, cardamom powder, and ghee and mix well.
    ⅔ cup Jaggery, 1 cup Coconut, ½ teaspoon Cardamom powder
  • Add poha and roasted cashews and mix until poha is incorporated well. You may have to use a squeezing motion while mixing so that poha is properly coated in the mixture.
    2 cups Thin Poha
  • Now add the banana if adding it and mix gently. (optional)
  • Offer as naivedyam and serve as prasadam. This will remain fresh at room temperature for 2 to 3 days.

Notes

  • For Ganesh Chaturthi or ganahoma, banana modaks, chopped banana and sugarcane can also be added.
  • Traditionally, fresh grated coconut is used in the recipe. But in the picture above, I used dry-grated coconut. 
  • Adding cashews and almonds is optional. It gives a nice flavor and crunch. 
  • This is the simplest version of sweet poha. You can check panchakajjaya by making jaggery syrup. This will last for a long time. 
  • Based on the color of the jaggery, the color of the sweet will change accordingly.
  • This sweet also tastes good when served with sheera or rulavu (upma)

Nutrition

Calories: 183kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 10mg | Sodium: 39mg | Potassium: 99mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 475IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 9mg | Iron: 3mg