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Panakam | Panagam | Sri Rama Navami Recipe | Indian Summer Drink

Published: Apr 20, 2013 · Modified: Aug 3, 2020

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Panakam is a traditional drink made during Sri Rama Navami, the birth of Lord Rama. It is also a great summer cooler.It can be served at room temperature or chilled to beat the summer heat.

panakam served in a silver cup with cardamom

Panakam is alaso referred as Panaga or Panaka.

You can serve the pankam chilled or at room temperature. In the summer serve it chilled to beat the summer heat.

Panakam is a very traditional drink made during Sri Rama Navami. Few other dishes prepared during Sri Rama Navami are vada pappu, chalimindi and pulihora.

Ingredients needed to make Panakam –

  • Jaggery
  • Lemon Juice
  • Ginger powder
  • Black pepper
  • Cardamom and
  • Water

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panakam served in a silver cup with cardamom

Panagam | Panakam

A cooling South Indian drink, made specially during Sri Rama Navami.
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Course: Drinks
Cuisine: Indian, South Indian
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Servings: 3
Author: Madhavi

Ingredients

  • ¼ cup grated jaggery or to taste
  • pinch of dry ginger powder
  • pinch of cardamom powder
  • 2 pinches of black pepper powder
  • 2 tsps lemon juice or to taste
  • 2 cups of water

Instructions

  • Add the grated jaggery to the water and mix till jaggery dissolves completely.
  • Strain the mixture to remove any impurities.
  • Add the ginger powder, pepper powder,cardamom and lemon juice. Mix well.
  • Enjoy this drink after the neivedyam to Lord Rama.
  • If enjoying in summer, add few ice cubes or chill before serving.
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  1. Gayathri Ramanan

    April 21, 2013 at 3:14 am

    healthy drink..lovely clicks

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  2. Arthy Suman

    April 20, 2013 at 8:53 am

    wow this is something that I can try making sometime…

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  3. Divya Shivaraman

    April 20, 2013 at 5:58 am

    loved it…got to try ths

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  4. Priya Suresh

    April 20, 2013 at 11:14 am

    Very refreshing drink,love this authentic panakam very much.

    Reply
  5. Sapana Behl

    April 20, 2013 at 10:49 am

    Looks refreshing..happy Ram Navmi..

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  6. Sireesha Puppala

    April 20, 2013 at 4:13 am

    Chuda chakkaga undi

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