Panakam
Panakam
VegVeganTamil Nadu

Panakam

Jaggery water with a spicy wink of dry ginger and pepper.

10 minTime
0 gProtein each
mildSpice
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Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.
The original
100kcalsame
0 gproteinsame
0 gfibresame
10minutessame

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

4 servings
Jaggery½ cup, grated
Water4 cups
Dry ginger powder (ground ginger)½ tsp
Black pepper¼ tsp, crushed
Cardamom¼ tsp
Lemon juice1 tbsp
Rock salt (sendha namak)to taste (sendha namak)

Method

4 steps
  1. 1Stir the grated jaggery into the water until fully dissolved.
  2. 2Strain through a fine sieve or thin cloth.
  3. 3Stir in the dry ginger, pepper, cardamom, lemon juice and a pinch of salt.
  4. 4Rest for 10 minutes and serve at room temperature or lightly chilled.
Serve it like this

Pour into glasses just before serving, nicely chilled or piping hot, whichever it's meant to be.

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