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Panakam Recipe | Panagam Recipe (Jaggery Water)
Panakam also known as Panagam or Panaka is a traditional cooling drink from South India and is especially made during the Sri Rama Navami festival. Preparing panakam is super easy and it is made with lemon juice, jaggery, ginger powder, green cardamom powder and black pepper.
Prep Time
10 mins
Total Time
10 mins
Servings: 3
Calories: 144 kcal
Course:
Drinks
Cuisine:
Indian
Ingredients
- ½ cup jaggery - chopped
- 2 cups water or add as required
- ¼ teaspoon dry ginger powder (ground ginger)
- ⅛ teaspoon black pepper powder
- ⅓ to ½ teaspoon green cardamom powder
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice or juice of 1 lemon
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch edible camphor - optional
- 4 to 5 tulsi (holy basil leaves), optional
- 3 to 4 Ice cubes - optional
Instructions
- In a bowl, take the chopped jaggery and water.
- Mix very well and let the jaggery soak in water for 30 to 40 minutes till all of it is dissolved. If there are impurities in the jaggery syrup, then filter the solution using a fine strainer.
- Add the lemon juice.
- Next add ginger powder, green cardamom powder, black pepper powder and salt.
- Yo can also add a pinch of edible camphor. If offering panakam to deities then you can add edible camphor.
- Mix very well.
- Offer panakam to the deities. If offering to the deities, then you can add a few holy basil leaves (tulsi leaves) in the panakam. If serving to your family and friends, you can refrigerate or add some ice cubes in the panakam.
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Notes
- You can add less or more water as needed.
- You can add less or more water as needed.
- Ensure that you use fresh lemon to extract the juice and not bottled lemon juice.
- Edible camphor is optional and can be skipped. Tulsi leaves can also be skipped if you do not have them.
- You can add more or less jaggery according to your preferences.
- Instead of jaggery, you can also use palm jaggery.
- The panakam recipe can be easily scaled according to your needs.
Nutrition Information
Calories
144kcal
(7%)
Carbohydrates
35g
(12%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
1g
(2%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Sodium
105mg
(4%)
Potassium
16mg
(0%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
34g
(68%)
Vitamin A
1IU
(0%)
Vitamin B1 (Thiamine)
1mg
Vitamin B3 (Niacin)
1mg
Vitamin B6
1mg
Vitamin C
4mg
(4%)
Vitamin E
1mg
Vitamin K
1µg
Calcium
18mg
(2%)
Vitamin B9 (Folate)
2µg
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Magnesium
3mg
Phosphorus
2mg
Zinc
1mg
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 3Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 144
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 144kcal | 7% |
| Carbohydrates | 35g | 12% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 105mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 16mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 34g | 68% |
| Vitamin A | 1IU | 0% |
| Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) | 1mg | |
| Vitamin B3 (Niacin) | 1mg | |
| Vitamin B6 | 1mg | |
| Vitamin C | 4mg | 4% |
| Vitamin E | 1mg | |
| Vitamin K | 1µg | |
| Calcium | 18mg | 2% |
| Vitamin B9 (Folate) | 2µg | |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
| Magnesium | 3mg | 1% |
| Phosphorus | 2mg | |
| Zinc | 1mg |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.