Broken puffed paddy prasad (Laya sakare panchakkajaya)

A minimum of 5 ingredients have to be put together to serve as naivedya to the Lord they say, it is then served as Prasad. It's called panchakkajaya in Kannada, Konkani.

Here's a super easy prasad you can make if you have powdered puffed paddy.

Ingredients: 

• Broken puffed paddy
• Sugar
• Grated coconut
• Ghee
• Sesame seeds
• Cardamom powder 

Adjust measurements based on how much you are making, there’s no ratio or measurement to this. 

If you don't have broken puffed paddy, powder while ones in a dry mixer.

Please use freshly grated coconut if not the ingredients will not mix well with each other.

Preparation method:

1. Mix fresh grated coconut with sugar nicely using your fingers.

2. Add in cardamom powder mix well.

3. Add in broken puffed paddy & mix well.

4. Dry roast sesame seeds on high flame while tossing them around until they start to pop ot start to change in colour. Cool, add in to the mixture.

5. Add in ghee and mix well.

Laya pitta sakare panchakajjaya is ready. 

There are other panchakajjayas you can make easily too. Find them here

Tags: Ganesh Chaturthi, Chauthi Prasad, recipe