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Gudanna / Bella da Anna – A traditional rice dessert prepared as a special naivedyam offered to the Goddess. “Gud or Bella” is jaggery in kannada and “Anna” is rice . One of the most common dish during Vara Mahalakshmi festival , Gowri Habba and Navaratri .
Few more naivedhyam recipes that you can check Rice Kheer , Sweet Pongal , Havagreeva Maddi , Nei Appam etc .
What is Gudanna ?
Basically, it is rice sweetened from jaggery and flavoured with cardamom. It is one of Goddess Lakshmi’s favorite naivedhyam. During Deepa namaskara , Durga pooje , Navaratri etc this dish is compulsorily prepared in Udupi region for Devi naivedhyam . Gud anna is also known as Bellada Anna , Paramanna , Kayi Anna etc .
Sounds simple,right? Yes, it is a very simple & quick dessert and there isn’t anything that you can mess up here. Within 15-20 mins one can prepare this prasadam .I am sure, this dish would turn yummy even when prepared by the newbies. This dish i learned from my mom-in law, who used to prepare it often as it can be prepared in a jiffy.
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Gudanna Recipe with step by step photos :
To begin with .. wash 1 cup rice. We can either use Sona masoori or any rice that you use everyday . Add 3 cups of water and pressure cool for 3 whistles. It’s ok if you leave an extra whistle . Softer the rice is cooked , better the result
Once the pressure releases , take out the vessel from the cooker . Mash the rice nicely , when its hot . Keep aside the mashed rice.
In a heavy bottomed vessel/ kadai,add 1-2 tsp of ghee and fry cashews till they change in color. Add raisins as well in the same pan till they fluff up. Keep them aside
To the same pan , add 1.5 cup Jaggery . Can plus or minus this quantity as per your choice.
Add 3/4 cup water and melt jaggery . Sieve to remove impurities.
Keep the filtered jaggery syrup back to flame . Add mashed rice and mix well . Break all the rice lumps .
Cook for 5 mins on low flame. If it’s too thick add little water .
Keep on stirring on low flame, so that the rice absorbs the jaggery syrup.
Let rice absorb all jaggery syrup . Add 3/4- 1 cup grated dry coconut / kopra and 2-3 tbsp ghee.
Mix on low flame and continue to cook , stirring in intervals for 3-4 mins.
Add ghee in intervals . You may need another 1-2 tbsp ghee . let gudanna thicken.Be little liberal on ghee usage .
When Gudanna forms as a mass and ghee oozing out at sides , jaggery syrup completely absorbed .. it’s done.
Add roasted nuts , tsp Cardamom powder . combine well .
Gudanna is ready for naivedhyam . Enjoy it hot / warm /cold. tastes so good.
Points to note :
- Be little generous in adding ghee to gudanna. It gives nice flavor and taste.
- The rice should not be neither mushy nor too separate.
- You can use Fresh Coconut also.
GUDANNA / BELLADA ANNA
Ingredients
- 1 cup Rice, sona masoori or any rice
- 1 1/2 cups Jaggery, -Approx (Depends on your sweet level)
- 3/4-1 cup Grated dry coconut / kopra, ( you can vary this measurement )
- 3-4 Tbsps Ghee
- 1 tsp cardamom/ elaichi powder
- few Cashews
- few Raisins
Instructions
- In a heavy bottomed vessel/kadai,add a tea spoon of ghee and fry cashews till they change in color. Fry raisins as well in the same pan till they fluff up. Keep it aside
- To the same vessel ,add jaggery and little water (Just enough to cover the jaggery). Stir occasionally to melt all the jaggery
- When jaggery gets dissolved and plain jaggery syrup is ready, add cooked rice and coconut to it.Mix well so that there are no lumps.
- Keep on stirring on low flame, so that the rice absorbs the jaggery syrup.
- While continuing to stir, add ghee in intervals.
- When the mixture forms a lump and leaves ghee then it is done.This process may take around 10 to 15 minutes.You ll get a creamy kind of texture.
- Finally add , fried cashew nuts, raisins and cardamom powder. Mix it well.
- Now gudanna/nei payasam / jaggery rice is ready to offer to Goddess Lakshmi.It tastes wonderful when served either hot/warm/cold.Choice is yours .. have as you like…. and let me know how you liked…
delicious!!! Thanks for linking it to my event!! Looking for more yummy recipes!! please add the LOGO!!Sowmya
Thx Sowmya.. have added the link n the logo…
This rice looks really lovely and delicious, thankyou for sending it to lets cook with coconut event.
oh that is beautiful!!! Thanks for linking it to my event!! Looking for more yummy recipes!!Sowmya
Happy Varamahalakshmi! Nevidyam look delicious!
beautiful prasad.
God Bless you ..Smitha Kalluraya..perfect prasadam…Goodaanna..