TotK Horse God Recipes: Every Meal Malanya Wants
The meals Malanya, the Horse God, takes to upgrade a horse's Strength, Speed, Stamina and Pull in Tears of the Kingdom, how to cook them, and where he is.
Malanya, the Horse God, revives horses and, new in Tears of the Kingdom, upgrades them — for food. This page gives every meal he takes for each star of each trait, how to cook those meals, and how to get him started.
Where is the Horse God?
Malanya has moved his spring from the Lake of the Horse God in Faron to Bloodleaf Lake in Akkala. The game hints at it too: sleep in a Malanya bed at a stable and he may tell you, “In northeast Hyrule…near a stable in Akkala… I am waiting…”. A Malanya bed costs 7 Pony Points to unlock.
He is asleep in a bud at first. By his own words, it was an Endura Carrot that gave him “the energy to emerge from my bud”. After that:
- Revive a horse that has died: bring a Roasted Endura Carrot (“Come back here with a roasted endura carrot, and I will revive your horse”, he tells you).
- Enhance a horse: pick a trait and hand over the meals in the table below.
What does each trait do?
In Malanya’s own words when he upgrades it:
| Trait | What it improves |
|---|---|
| Strength | “Your horse’s constitution will now be more robust—its body more resilient.” |
| Speed | “Your horse will now be able to run farther and faster than ever before.” |
| Stamina | “Your horse should now be able to dash more often without tiring out.” |
| Pull | “Your horse will now be able to drag heavier objects.” |
Each trait goes up to five stars, and he raises one star at a time.
Which meals does each upgrade take?
| Trait | ★★ | ★★★ | ★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strength | Fried Wild Greens ×1 | Copious Fried Wild Greens ×1 | Veggie Rice Balls ×3, Copious Fried Wild Greens ×3 | Vegetable Curry ×3, Hot Buttered Apple ×3, Carrot Cake ×3 |
| Speed | Fried Wild Greens ×1 | Salt-Grilled Greens ×1 | Glazed Veggies ×3, Steamed Tomatoes ×3 | Vegetable Omelet ×3, Veggie Cream Soup ×3, Apple Pie ×3 |
| Stamina | Fried Wild Greens ×1 | Herb Sauté ×1 | Honeyed Apple ×3, Veggie Porridge ×3 | Vegetable Risotto ×3, Carrot Stew ×3, Cream of Vegetable Soup ×3 |
| Pull | Fried Wild Greens ×1 | Veggie Rice Balls ×1 | Copious Fried Wild Greens ×3, Veggie Porridge ×3 | Hot Buttered Apple ×3, Carrot Stew ×3, Veggie Cream Soup ×3 |
The game backs the dish list: in the Malanya-bed messages he says he hungers for Copious Fried Wild Greens, Vegetable Curry, Hot Buttered Apple, Carrot Cake, Veggie Cream Soup, Carrot Stew, Cream of Vegetable Soup, Glazed Veggies, Steamed Tomatoes, Vegetable Omelet, Apple Pie, Herb Sauté and Vegetable Risotto — each with the ingredients it takes.
How do you cook the meals?
The 18 dishes in the table, with every recipe from the game’s cooking data. “Any plant or vegetable” means any ingredient of that kind.
| Recipe | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Steamed Tomatoes | Any plant or vegetable + Hylian Tomato | 4¹ | — |
| 16 | Fried Wild Greens | Any plant or vegetable + Any plant or vegetable or Any plant or vegetable | 1¹ | — |
| 17 | Copious Fried Wild Greens | Any plant or vegetable + Any plant or vegetable + Any plant or vegetable + Any plant or vegetable | 3¹ | — |
| 28 | Salt-Grilled Greens | Any plant or vegetable + Rock Salt | 2¹ | — |
| 35 | Herb Sauté | Any plant or vegetable + Goron Spice | 2¹ | — |
| 53 | Cream of Vegetable Soup | Any plant or vegetable + Rock Salt + Fresh Milk | 3¹ | — |
| 54 | Veggie Cream Soup | 2¹ | — | |
| 60 | Glazed Veggies | Any plant or vegetable + Courser Bee Honey | 6¹ | — |
| 65 | Vegetable Curry | 3¹ | — | |
| 74 | Carrot Stew | 4¹ | — | |
| 80 | Vegetable Risotto | 3¹ | — | |
| 100 | Veggie Rice Balls | Any plant or vegetable + Hylian Rice | 4¹ | — |
| 104 | Veggie Porridge | Any plant or vegetable + Hylian Rice + Fresh Milk | 5¹ | — |
| 113 | Vegetable Omelet | 4¹ | — | |
| 116 | Hot Buttered Apple | 2¹ | — | |
| 118 | Honeyed Apple | 5¹ | — | |
| 127 | Carrot Cake | 3¹ | — | |
| 131 | Apple Pie | 3¹ | — |
Taking a horse from one star to five in all four traits takes the four ★★ Fried Wild Greens, four ★★★ meals, 24 meals for ★★★★ and 36 for ★★★★★ — fewer if it starts with more stars. Tabantha Wheat, Goat Butter, Fresh Milk, Hylian Rice, Rock Salt and Cane Sugar turn up again and again, so stock them before the last two stars.
Related
- Recipe finder — tick what is in your pouch and see which of these you can cook
- Enduring recipes — the Endura Carrot and the other Enduring ingredients
- All recipes — the recipe book in the game’s order
- Recipes to sell — what cooked food earns
Video walkthrough
FAQ
Where is the Horse God in Tears of the Kingdom?
What does the Horse God want to upgrade a horse?
Can you upgrade the Giant Horse?
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