Pepper-Jaggery Drink Panakam Ram Navami Recipe Panakam Recipe

Today is celebrated as “Ram Navami” by Hindus. This festival is celebrated on the 9th day from Ugadi, Hindu new year. Ram Navami is celebrated as the birth day of lord Rama, from epic Ramayana. On all the 9 days from Ugadi to Ram Navami, poojas and bhajans are performed in the temples.


Usually panak is a must during this festival. Other dishes vary from temple to temple. I will post recipes of other 3 dishes soon. After the pooja, god’s idol is taken in palanquin in a procession. The palanquin is placed on many of the Ashwatha katte(a round structure created around the Ashwatha tree) in many places across the village and different people offer pooja to the idol. In many small villages, towns and cities all across India these Ashwatha katte can be found. Devotees, believers normally are found making pradakshina (rounds) in the morning, which is also beneficial to health because of the fresh air around trees.

Ingredients:

2-3 tbl spn jaggery

2 cups water

1/4 tea spn cardamom powder

1/2 tea spn pepper powder

1/2 tea spn grated ginger(optional)

1 tea spn lemon juice(optional)

Method:

Mix all of the above till jaggery is dissolved in water. Make a paste of ginger and add it. Mix well.

Recipe for panakam today.

Though in Kerala, panakam had only jaggery, chukku (dry ginger) and cardamom powder, in Karnataka they add some lemon juice also to the panakam, which gives it a special tang.

Ingredients:

Serves 4

Jaggery: 200gms

Dry ginger powder: 2 tsp.
or

Fresh ginger : 2" piece

cardomom powder: ½ tsp.

Juice of 1 lemon.

Method:

Melt the jaggery in ½ cup of water. Strain to remove sand particles. Boil it until the raw smell disappears. Cool. Add 4 cups of water, lemon juice, ginger powder and cardamom powder and mix well. If using fresh ginger, cut the ginger into small pieces and blend it in the blender with little water to extract the juice. Strain and add to the panakam.

How to prepare Ugadi Pachadi?,Dry Bevu Bella Recipes

Yugadi/ Ugadhi Festival is celebrated by the people of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, the people of Maharashtra term the same festival, observed on the same day, Gudi Padwa.



Ugadi is a New year festival for Telugu and Kannada people. Also called as Gudi padva in Maharashtra.
1 of making pachadi.
Ugadi pachadi is a combination of 6 tastes/flavors( Shadrachulu) each standing for a special character a man experiences in life. That is salty, spicy, tangy, bitter, sour and sweet. The significane of making this pachadi is for us to understand that life is a mixture of all emotions, good /bad/happy/sorrow and we have to face each one equally.
In Karnataka it is called as Bevu Bella where fresh neem leaves are mixed with jaggery pieces.


Salt - 1/2 tsp - For Saltness( Uvarppu)- To represent scareness
Red chilli powder/Black Pepper powder - 1/4 tsp( Spicy/Hot) ( Kaaram)- To represent Angry
Raw Mango - Few cut into small pieces - For Tanginess( Pulippu)- To represent excitement.
Neem flowers( Methi seeds) - 2 tsp - For Bitterness( Kasappu)- To represent sorrow.
Tamarind( Lemon Juice) - One small lime size- For Sour( Thuvarppu) - To represent Mischieveness.
Jaggery( Honey or Sugar) - 2 - 3 tbsp - For Sweetness ( Inippu)- To represent Happiness.

Soak tamarind in water for 20 minutes and extract a dilute pulp . Mix in jaggery until it melts. Add mango pieces, salt and chilli powder. Mix well and add neem flowers. Mix and have a tbsp or 2 .

Dry Bevu Bella

Ingredients

Fresh tender neem leaves

Jaggery proportionate to the number of neem leaves.

Preparation

Mix tender leaves and jaggery and serve dry.

Another preparation during Ugadi is the Neem flower pachadi or Veppam poo pachadi.

How To Make "Kairi panha" or "Aam Panha" ?

In the Summer Season the People Drinks Cold Juice. In the Maharashtra the Summer Season the Local People mostly takes the drink of "Kairiche panhe".That's drink name is Maharashtrian for this Raw Mango Drink."Kairi" means 'Marathi' name of Raw Mango."Aam panna" is 'Hindi' name for this drink.Mango are Available in only Summer Season and raw mango drink can be made in March and April when the raw Mangoes are available.into Thick Pulp and keep in the fridge and use it for a month or so.

How To Make "Kairi panha" or "Aam Panha" ?..

Ingredients of Kairi Panah or Aam Panah, to make 6-8 glasses panah.

* Raw Mango pulp 1 Cup.
* sugar or Jaggery -1/2 to 1 cup.Jaggery tastes better,gives good color.
* Saffron strands -1/4 tsp.
* Cardamom power -1/2 tsp.
* Salt-a pinch.


*Steps:-


1. Wash the Kairi or Raw Mangoes Boil Water in a pot.
2. Put Mangoes in that and boil till mangoes are soft .it will take about 10-15 minutes.you can pressure cook the mangoes.
3. Let the mangoes cool. remove the skin and the inner send and keep the pulp.
4. Blend the pulp well with the jaggery in the blender or you can mash it well with your hand.
5. Add cardamom powder and saffron.the thick pulp is ready .
6. you can prepare the thick pulp and keep it in the fridge.
7. when you want to serve,add about 1/4 glass pulp in to a glass,top with cold water. stir to mix well .
8. Add ice cubes and serve.

How to make an Apple Juice

How to Make an Apple Juice ?

In the Summer Season we are takes to the Cold Drinks,Ice-Cream,Juice etc.
There are many types of Food juice's like that: Pineapple Juice,Mango Juice,Apple Juice. Let we are learn to the How to make an Apple Juice?
Directions For Making Apple Juice:


Ingredients And Steps:


1.Firstly to take the same red or green Apple,then Clean them,peel them and cut them up small enough to put in a mixture cup.

2.Then to take a cup of water and mixed with the Apple peace and take a one tea spoon Sugar.

3.After the taking above contains it mixed in Mixture cup, then start the Mixture of 5-10 minutes .

4. After the 5-10 minutes to stop current supply of Mixture cup.
then the Apple Juice is take in the glass.

5.Then the Ice cube is mixed in the glass of Juice and then shake to a spoon,and drinks the apple Juice.

Cheers!...

Pineapple Juice

How to Make a Pineapple Juice?

In the Summer season the Temprature is very hot. in that reason the Human are mostly use the Cold drinks, Juice,Ice-Cream etc. let we are learn to how to make the Pineapple Juice.
To making the Pineapple Juice firstly take the one Pineapple.then peel the skin with a sharp knife.then after the peeling Pineapple,to washing the Pineapple to clean water.after that to cut the small pieces of Pineapple.
now the piece of pineapple put in the blender, but do not put the all pieces in the blender at one time. Next add some water,one spoon sugar and blended the pineapple pieces.when they are smoothly blended,strain them.keep the Juice and throw away the rest.
After,the all procedure to take the Juice in the glass and add some Ice cubes in the glass of Juice and mix well using a spoon.Finally,a delicious Pineapple Juice is ready to be served.
cheers Friends !...

How to Make the kanda bhaje ?

How to Make the kanda bhaje ?

2 large onions slices thinly
Salt to taste
1/2 tsp. turmeric powder
1 tsp. chilli powder ( less or more according to taste )
1 tsp. Dhania - jeera powder
1/2 tsp. ajwain ( carom seeds )
besan ( chickpea flour ) as required

METHOD:

firstly takes the onions and slices thinly.then to take the chilli powder,salts,dhania-jeera powder
and thinly slices of onion.then the all above contains are mixed in water with the besan little by little till the slice of onion can be held together to from bhejia. after this procedure takes the oil in the clean khadai/pan put on the gas then in that hot oil, drop the peace of above mixture.then to make the golden colour of these peace to take out of the hot oil and serve hot with choice of sauce or chutny or just a cup of tea.

Making Pasta Dough in a Food Processor

Materials and ingredients

Materials:

* Glass mixing bowls
* Cling film or wrap
* Food processor (optional)

Ingredients:

* 10 oz (300 g) semolina pasta flour
* 1 teaspoon salt
* Selected flavorings (if using) from the list below
* 3 medium-sized eggs, beaten

How to make by hand

firstly the flour and salt put on the clean work surface and make center the flour and salt then pour the eggs into the well. then using your fingertips gradually incorporate the flour in to the eggs. when all flour is mixed in,you should be able to gather up a pliable dough.if the mixture is too moist,add more flour.lightly flour the work surface ,and knead the dough by pushing it away from you with the heel of your hand and then folding to it back toward you.this process is continue of 8-10 minutes whenever the dough is smooth and elastic.the shape of dough do the like a ball and then it put in clean bowl.cover with cling film and leave to rest for at least 15 minutes before rolling and cutting.