Panakam, VadaPappu, Chalimidi – Sri Rama Navami Neivedyam

శ్రీ రామ నవమి శుభాకాంక్షలు !!!! జై శ్రీ రామ !!! జై శ్రీ రామ !!!

Happy Sri Rama Navami !! Jai Shri Ram !! Jai Shri ram !!

Sri Rama Navami is a famous Hindu Festival that celebrates the birthday of Lord Rama as well as his marriage.  This day also marks the end of the nine day Utsavam called Vasanthothsavam , festicval of spring that starts with ugadi.

Today I made Panakam, VadaPappu, Chalimidi as naivedyam ( prasadam).

Panakam is a sweet drink prepared with jaggery and flavored with cardamom powder. Vada Pappu is prepared with split yellow moong dal and Chalimidi is a rice flour sweet prepared with rice flour, jaggery and flavored with cardamom powder.

Panakam

Ingredients:

Grated Jaggery – 4-5 tsp

Pepper powder – 1 tsp

Cardamom powder – 1 tsp

Water – 2 glasses

Preparation

• Dissolve the granted jaggery in water
• Add pepper powder and cardamom powder
• Mix well and serve 

VadaPappu

Ingredients:

Moong Dal – ½ cup

Water

Preparation

• Soak Moong Dal for 30 minuts in water
• Drain water and Serve
• This is eaten raw and uncooked

Chalimidi

Ingredients:

Jaggery – ¼ cup

Rice powder – ½ cup

Water

Cardamom powder a pinch

Preparation

• In a bowl take rice powder and add grated jaggery and mix well
• To this add cardamom powder and very little water and make a smooth dough
• Chalimindi will be taken with vada pappu.