Panagam is ususally prepared during Rama Navami Day along with Neer Mor. Panagam is a cooling drink made with jaggery, lemon juice, cardamom and dry ginger (Chukku). Jaggery and lemon has cooling properties. Jaggery cools down our stomach when mixed with water. So it is a perfect cooling drink.
What our ancestors did always had a meaning. All the festive recipes match the season. Panagam is prepared in hot summer month April to cool down our body. My mother used to make panagam very well and I like the taste of it very well.
Ingredients: |
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| Jaggery | – 1 cup (grated) |
| Water | – 6 glasses |
| Cardamom powder | – 1 tsp. |
| Chukku (Dry ginger powder) | – 1 tsp. |
| Lemon juice | – from 1 big lemon |
Method:
- Take water and mix jaggery in it.
- Filter it to remove any impurities.
- Add cardamom powder, chukku and lemon juice and mix well.
- Panagam is ready for neivedhyam.