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Special Prasadams
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The legendary Sita Rama Kalyanam is
generally concluded with the distribution of special prasadams like Vada Pappu
and Panakam. Vada Pappu is soaked lentils while Panakam is a
concoction of jaggery syrup and other spices. The special preparation is as described
below -
 Ingredients
Jaggery (Powdered) - 1 Cup.
Water - 3 Cups
Lemon - 2 Nos.
Dried ginger (Powdered) - 1 ½ Tsp.
Cardamom (Crushed) - 2 Nos.
Pepper & Salt (Crushed) - ½ Tsp.
Procedure
Firstly dissolve jaggery into water and filter the concoction through a piece of
cloth. Now, add lemon juice, dried ginger powder, cardamom, pepper and salt and mix well.
The concoction can then be chilled and served to four persons.
Panakam when chilled can in fact be
served to quench the thirst and cool the system in the hot summer months. It would in fact
be of interest to know that all these items not only bring down the body heat but also
make up for the fluids lost due to perspiration. It also was once a custom to gift the
people with hand fans to beat the heat on this occasion.
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