DIWALI LEHYAM

We make lots of sweets and savories during Diwali.   But the most important dish is the Diwali Lehyam.   My mother in law is very particular about this.  After wearing new clothes, she will give us a small lemon sized ball of lehyam.   It is made with ginger, coriander seeds, cumin seeds, ajwain, cardamom jaggery, pepper corns ghee etc.   It is good for digestion hence it is  there always in our fridge.

She used to make this during monsoon season  and store in fridge as we get fresh tender ginger.  It is good if you have any digestive problem, gas, stomach ache etc.

So enjoy lot of sweets and savouries and enjoy the lehyam too.  If you have not made this, you can try this with little quantity.

Latha Srinivasan of Akshus kitchen had asked for the ingredients after seeing the video on You Tube.  I am sharing this recipe for her too.

diwali lehyam 1   diwali lehyam 2  watch youtube




Let us have a look at the recipe now.

Ingredients: 

1 cup Chopped ginger
1/2 cup Coriander seeds
2 tbs Cumin seeds
2 tbsp Ajwain (Omam, Carom Seeds)
15 Elaichi (Cardamom Pods - remove the skin)
3/4 cup Jaggery
1 tbsp Peppercons
4 tbsp Clarified butter

Method: 

Clean, wash and soak the coriander seeds, cumin seeds, ajwain, peppercorns in water for 1 hour.   Grind together the soaked ingredients  with ginger, cardamom  to a fine paste.

 In a kadai, melt the jaggery with little water and remove the impurities.   Add the ground paste, ghee  to the jaggery  and cook the same till it starts leaving the sides of the kadai

Store it in an airtight container and keep in fridge. Diwali lehyam is ready.

Always use a dry spoon.  It lasts for one year if properly used and kept in fridge. 

WISH YOU ALL A VERY HAPPY DIWALI AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR.