Panakam is a traditional lemonade that we offer to God. Generally we end our fasting by drinking panakam as it helps to purify, energise & hydrate our body. 
My grand father’s sister, a hardcore devotee of Lord Muruga, never missed to observe fasting on all Sashti days (once in every fortnight) and also she observed silence (mouna viratham) throughout the day meditating with Rudhraksha beads. She used to take bath in the evening and broke her silence while performing a grand pooja. Finally she drank panakam followed by a light meal consisting of cooked samba rice (raw rice) drizzled with sesame oil, a banana, a block of jaggery (achchu vellam) and few pieces of coconut.
I was completely awestruck while watching her meditating & performing poojas at the age of 8. Hope I would also follow her footsteps when I grow old! Now lets prepare Ayurvedic Lemonade :
Time Taken: 5 min
Serves: 1
Ingredients:
- Lemon – 1 No.
- Powdered palm jaggery – 1/4 cup
- Dried ginger (chukku) – 1/2 inch
- Cardamom – 1 No.
- Salt – a pinch
- Water – 300 ml
- Few Tulsi leaves for garnishing
Method:
- Crush dried ginger & cardamom using mortar & pestle into powder and keep aside.
- Add jaggery into water and stir until dissloved.
- Add salt, lemon juice and powdered ginger into jaggery water.
- Finally filter the lemonade through a fine mesh.
- Garnish with Tulsi leaves before serving.
We don’t add Lemon Juice to our panagam/panakam! But will surely try this version once! Thank you!
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Oh! Its nice! Thanks for stopping by!
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Luv it👌
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Thanks a lot!
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Nice remedy for cooling body temperature. We do offer this to god on sri rama navami
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Thanks so much!
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Anytime 😊
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All the ingredients used are good for helath specially dried ginger
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Yes, thanks a lot!
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I could certainly go for a tall glass of your lemonade right now… It’s very hot out, and this sounds perfectly refreshing. Love that addition of cardamom especially!
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Yes, it is really refreshing & tastes so divine that can not be expressed by words! Please do try and let me know! 🙂
Btw, thanks for stopping by!
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Thank you for sharing this, I have learned something new 🙂 It’s wonderful that you share your culture.
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My pleasure! Thanks for stopping by!
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WOW! Sounds interesting. I shall try this.
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Thanks!
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One of my favourites
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Ah! Thanks!
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It is so awesome to know about your culture and traditions..Just love to read all your post.This drink is completely awesome.Will try this definitely.
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Thanks so much for your appreciation!
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Truly refreshing.
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Thanks!
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Hi Megala, need a favour from you. Was just wondering is my gravator taking to the site. Or the direct links working. Thanking you.
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Gravator takes to your profile page & your name is linked to the site, but was not available ! Please check!
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Thank you Megala
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So wonderful megala as always i do ekadashi fasting but i used coconut water to break fast this time on 4th of july i used your recipe to break my fast i felt so good hydrated wonderful 🙂
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Wow! Great to know that! Thanks so much!
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Your recipes always make my mouth water, I can honestly say this. Looks. So. Amazingly. Good!!! Yummmm!!!
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Thanks for your kind appreciation!
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This looks so delicious!
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Thank you!
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Looks very refreshing!
Not sure I have tried this in Malaysia before.
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Thanks!
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lovely panagam. Good for body heat. thanks for sharing.
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Thanks a lot!
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nice and refreshing…
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Thanks!
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Great to learn of this tasty drink!
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Thanks a lot!
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I just love seeing your posts. It just amazes me how much different cultures can eat so uniquely! I would love visiting different places just to taste the food that looks so wonderful!
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Thanks! Nice to know that! Welcome to India! 🙂
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So good Megala. Thanks for sharing this amazing traditional Recipe. Will try this soon.
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Thanks!
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Looks so refreshing 🙂 I love that you have used brass utensils ❤
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Thanks!
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So traditional, thanks for sharing
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Thanks a lot!
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I love panagam! Thanks so much for posting this tradititional neivedyam drink.
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Thanks a lot! I am so happy that you have read this post!!
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Wow!! so nice & refreshing. Specially I liked the traditional container. We call it Ghoti in Bengal.
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🙂 Thanks Reena!
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What is jaggery?
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It is a traditional cane sugar used in Indian cuisine. Thanks for stopping by!
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Loved the taste and flavour of Panakam. Yours looks refreshing!
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Thanks so much, Pushpita!
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Lemonade with a nice freshness! 👍👍😍😍
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Thanks!
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Looks great Megala!
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Thanks!
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I love the Ghoti from which you are supposed to drink it. Traditional never goes out of appeal. much love to the blog post.
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Thanks so much!
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Wow! I admire the tenacity of your grand Aunt.
I have tasted the panakam earlier. It tastes just yum!!
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Thanks Radhika!
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