PANAKAM

Panakam is a drink made as a Neivedhyam
For Rama Navami.
Modern children would not know what panakam is.
In my house we make panakam and neer mooru during
the hot sesaons for the children. We also make raagi kool.
They also like the raagi kali with hot sour puli kulambu.


PANAKAM

Ingredients:
250 grms vellam
5 cups of water
¼ tsp pepper powder
Little cardamom powder
¼ tsp dried ginger powder (sukku)
Lime juice to taste.

Method:
Dissolve the vellam in the water.
Strain it, add in all the other ingredients.
Mix well. Chill and serve.


Note: Some people add tamarind juice instead of lime juice.