Tuesday, April 12, 2011

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.

32 comments:

  1. Happy Rama Navami to you and ur family...

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  2. Looks delicious, just coming back from temple and having panakam.

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  3. everything looks Delicious..happy ram navami to you too

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  4. Prasadhams looks prefect and divine..Happy rama navami wishes..

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  5. Lovely presentation dear! Happy Ramanavami to you too :)

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  6. Delicious panakam.Cool spread.

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  7. Delicious panakam.Cool spread.

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  8. Happy Ramanavami!All the dishes look awesome.

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  9. Please Save some panakam for me..I will come and drink this week end.

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  10. Nice panakam and wonderful pic. Sree rama navami subhakankshalu.

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  11. Happy Sri Rama Navami to u too!...Lovely spread of the Naivedyam! Nice click!
    Smitha
    Smitha's Spicy Flavors

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  12. Lovely neivedyam spread.. DIVINE

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  13. Chala bagundi mee naivedyam ... Lovely photo ....Happy Sriramanavami ...
    www.rajafood.blogspot.com

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  14. Happy Rama Navami :)
    Lovely Presentation..

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  15. Looks so divine.. Happy shree rama navami to you too.. Thanks for the recipes :)
    Indian Cuisine

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  16. Nice presentation. Could not take my eyes off

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  17. Happy rama navami to u n ur famil.. Thats a delicious spread...

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  18. Happy ramanavami to you and your family. prasadam looks delicious.

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  19. nice clicks...addition of pepper in panakam is very new to me...generally add chukku i.e dry ginger powder...will try your version...

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  20. Beautiful neivedyam platter..

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  21. Lovely presentation dear! Happy Ramanavami to you too :)

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  22. These make a nice festive treat :)
    Prathima Rao
    Prats Corner

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  23. That looks divine- happy festivities!

    US Masala

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  24. Refreshing drink! Nice nivedhyams!

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