Vellam Panagam

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Panagam

The sacred cooling drink of Tamil Nadu temples — jaggery dissolved in water with cardamom, dry ginger and black pepper. Served at Ram Navami. Naturally cooling, naturally healing.

Ingredients

Sree Kumaran Organic Jaggery ½ cup
Cold water 4 cups
Cardamom powder ¼ tsp
Dry ginger powder ¼ tsp
Black pepper, freshly ground a pinch

Method

  1. Dissolve jaggery completely in 1 cup of warm water. Strain through a fine sieve. Add remaining 3 cups cold water.
  2. Add cardamom, dry ginger and black pepper. Stir well and serve at room temperature or slightly chilled. Do not add ice — panagam is traditionally served at room temperature.

Panagam is Ayurvedic in concept — jaggery provides iron and minerals, dry ginger aids digestion, pepper improves circulation, cardamom cools the system. It is the original Indian electrolyte drink, thousands of years before sports drinks existed.

Made with Sree Kumaran Organic Jaggery

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