Wash bengal gram dal in enough water and pressure cook it for 3 whistles and simmer for 5 mins. The bengal gram dal should be cooked well.

Strain the water completely using a strainer. Mash well the cooked bengal gram dal. Mashing is optional step, hayagreeva can be prepared without mashing too. In that case you will get bengal gram dal in hayagriva to chew.

Now in a cooking pan/vessel add mashed bengal gram dal and jaggery. Cook this in a medium flame. Keep mixing till jaggery gets dissolved and the mixture becomes thick. Switch off the flame once done.

Now add 5 tea spoons of ghee and stir well.

In a seasoning pan add 3 tea spoon of ghee, cashews and almonds. Fry them till they become little brown.

Again add 1 teaspoon of ghee and fry raisins in it.

Add the fried cashews, almonds and raisins to the hayagreeva. Decorate it with dessicated coconut. Now hayagreeva maddi ready. Enjoy this easy sweet dish.

Mashing bengal gram dal is optional, the dish can be prepared just with cooked bengal gram dal.

Raisins/almonds/cashews/dessicated coconut can be used in any combination according to ones taste and availability.

2 to 3 teaspoons of honey and banana can also be added, which enhances the taste.