PANCHAMRUTAM

Hi viewers,

I have the pleasure in posting my 500th post today.  It has been a nice blogging journey since 5th May 2013 and still 23 days more  to celebrate  the blogs First Birthday.

The journey began with the support of Ms Dahlia Twinkle and Kavery Venkatesh and of course with my dear hubsand, son, daughter and my lovely neighbours as judges.  A Big thanks to all of them for the support, suggestions, criticism, advise etc. etc.

A BIG SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL MY VIEWERS  specially  for their suggestions/comments and support without which the journey would have been incomplete.

I started my recipe with the King of fruit Mango and posting the 500th post also with a fruit recipe.

Panchamrutam is made normally for the neivedyam.  It is also used for abhishekam of gods in the temple.  A simple and easy preparation with fully ripe bananas along with some khajur, kalkandu, elaichi powder, jaggery,  it is awesome.  my children loves this to eat as it is chilled minus certain fruits added in it  if it is brought from the temple after the pradosha pooja.  I make this for them in a simple manner but you can add other fruits, if you wish.

Panchamrutham

Let us look at the recipe now:

Ingredients:

3 elaichi banana, kunnan pazham (fully riped)
a generous pinch of cardamom powder
1 tbsp heaped jaggery (if you want more, add)
1/2 tsp pure ghee
1 tbsp kishmish
2-3 khajur, eenthapazham
1 tsp sugar candy (kalkandu square ones available)
dry fruits chopped (optional) can add for the children.
(orange, grapes, apple etc. also can be cut and put in this) ( I did not use)

Method:

Deseed the khajur if you are using the seeded one and chop them well.
peel the banana and mash it with your hand in a vessel.  add the cardamom powder, grated jaggery, pure ghee,  kishmish, chopped khajur, sugar candy and mix well.  Neivedyam is ready.

I added two tbsp coconut milk in this while serving with roti.




 a lovely combination with roti