Panakam recipe – Panakam preparation with step by step pictures and ingredients pictures too for easy understanding. Ram navami recipes.
Ram Navami / Rama Navami for this year 2011 falls on 12th April,Tuesday. With Rama Navami coming up, thought of posting the traditional recipe of the drink “Panakam” here in my blog.This is how my mom/grandma used to make and I used to enjoy this a lot in my childhood days. Perfect thirst quencher for this summer too,smells and tastes D-I-V-I-N-E-L-Y !! I always love jaggery and pachai karpooram(edible camphor) combo in sweet pongal and also in this.. My paati adds Thulasi(Holy Basil) though, since I dint had I omitted in this recipe. In my childhood, the temple near our home gives pankam and neer more for free. Some volunteers will provide this on the day of ram navami, radha kalyanam or even when Thai poosam when the people pull ‘ther’(தேர்) around the streets near by…
How to make panakam video:
Panakam / Panagam recipe
Recipe Cuisine: Indian | Recipe Category: Drink
Prep Time: 10 mins | Cook time: 0 mins | Serves: 2 | Author: Raks anand
Prep Time: 10 mins | Cook time: 0 mins | Serves: 2 | Author: Raks anand
Panakam recipe – Panakam preparation with step by step pictures and ingredients pictures too for easy understanding. Ram navami recipes.
Ingredients
Jaggery,powdered – 1/2 cup
Lemon – 1
Elachi/cardamom – 2
Dry ginger powder/sukku – 1/4 tsp
Pachai karpooram/edible camphor – A generous pinch
Salt – A pinch
Water – 2 cups
Thulasi/holy basil leaves – few
Nutmeg powder(optional) – A pinch
Lemon – 1
Elachi/cardamom – 2
Dry ginger powder/sukku – 1/4 tsp
Pachai karpooram/edible camphor – A generous pinch
Salt – A pinch
Water – 2 cups
Thulasi/holy basil leaves – few
Nutmeg powder(optional) – A pinch
How to make recipe method:
- Click the picture to see enlarged for the ingredients.
- Dissolve the jaggery in water,to this,squeeze lemon,add powdered elachi,dry ginger powder,edible camphor,salt and nutmeg powder.
- Filter it using a strainer, add the thulasi leaves if desired and you can also add the skin of the elachi without discarding it,as it adds more flavour.
Serve chilled though tastes great as such!!
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- Adjust jaggery and lemon juice to suit your taste buds!
jeyashrisuresh
April 7, 2011 at 4:23 amvery interesting one and timely post too.clciks are so beautiful .love the sundara kandam book on the back drop
Divya Kudua
April 7, 2011 at 4:29 amI love panak[as we call it] and wondered why it was made only during ram navami..love your panagam in a steel glass!
Hari Chandana
April 7, 2011 at 4:31 amLooks so divine and gr8.. awesome clicks dear.. thanks for sharing !!
Priti
April 7, 2011 at 4:43 amLooks so gud …new for me and very nice …love the pics
Prathibha
April 7, 2011 at 4:55 amI like this festival as we used 2 visit definitely for sitarama kalyanam and ofcourse 4 all d yummy prashad they used 2 offer..love pankam a lot…urs look just perfect n tempting!!
Mahi
April 7, 2011 at 5:10 amபானகம் சூப்பரா இருக்கு ராஜி! கிடைத்தப்ப பிடிக்கல..இப்ப குடிக்கணும் போல இருக்கு. 🙂 எல்லா சாமானும் இருக்குன்னு நினைக்கிறேன்,ராமநவமிக்கு செய்துடலாம்.
அந்த டம்ளர்லே ராக்ஸ் கிச்சன்…ரொம்ப நேச்சுரலா இருக்கு! 🙂
Sharmilee! :)
April 7, 2011 at 5:13 amI m fond of this drink they serve in temples…nice way to make it at home
Lavi
April 7, 2011 at 5:15 amSundara kandam book vachathu. Great Touch!
Nice pics.. will try on 12th.
konjam ingredients pic large size potta, will be helpfull!!
savitha ramesh
April 7, 2011 at 5:27 amcute pictures and very authentic drink.Can quench the taste any time of the day.
Reshmi Mahesh
April 7, 2011 at 5:30 amVery beautiful capture..and nice recipe…
Sathya Sankar
April 7, 2011 at 5:32 amDelicious looking drink, never had it before!
Love the cute little pots.
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RAKS KITCHEN
April 7, 2011 at 5:33 amLavi, click it to see enlarged 🙂
Rekha shoban
April 7, 2011 at 5:58 amrefreshing drink!!!nice click!
Raji
April 7, 2011 at 6:22 amWonderful looking panagam…My paati made delicious panagam…very beautiful pictures.
Priya
April 7, 2011 at 7:37 amPanakam looks absolutely wonderful…
kaveri
April 7, 2011 at 8:00 amYummy and refreshing….Will surely try it for ram navami
தக்குடு
April 7, 2011 at 10:04 amசூப்பர் ராக்ஸ்ஸ்ஸ்! இந்த போஸ்ட்ல பல விஷயங்கள் ஆச்சர்யப்பட வச்சது. ராம நவமி பானகத்தோட பின்னனில சுந்தரகாண்ட புஸ்தகம்(சான்ஸே இல்லப்பா, ரொம்ப நேரம் கண்கொட்டாம பார்த்தேன்), அடுத்தது தெளிவான மத்த படங்கள். பானகம் குடிச்ச மாதிரி இருக்கு….;)
Prathima Rao
April 7, 2011 at 10:07 amA real thirst quencher…Love the ppics too Raks 😉
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Suman Singh
April 7, 2011 at 10:07 amNew drink to me, looks so refreshing and great.
தக்குடு
April 7, 2011 at 10:08 amஎச்சுஸ்மி, ஒரு சந்தேகம்! உங்காத்துல இருக்கும் எல்லா பாத்ரத்துலையும் "ராக்ஸ் கிச்சன்"னு பேர் எழுதி இருக்குமோ??..:)))
என்றும் வம்புடன்,
தக்குடு
Chitra
April 7, 2011 at 10:19 amThats a very useful post. will refer for 12th..Placing sundara kaandam is really a gud idea 🙂
Premalatha Aravindhan
April 7, 2011 at 10:34 amSuch a Divine Post!Panagam luks so refreshing…Yummy!sure will try this version…
Sushma Mallya
April 7, 2011 at 10:47 amLovely post Raji, my mom always prepares it on every Tuesday as a prasad for pooja she does on tht day…reminded me of tht:)
Sharmi
April 7, 2011 at 11:11 amvery nice pics! your version is very different from mine! never tried camphor! sundara kandam book, the tiny way of writing raks kitchen on the glass, labelling the ingredients are all such carfully done with so much dedication!
Ms.Chitchat
April 7, 2011 at 11:31 amLoved this post and especially the clicks are too good, u gave a professional touch to the pic.Thanks for sharing.
GEETHA ACHAL
April 7, 2011 at 11:39 amகலக்கிட்டிங்க ராஜி…ரொம்ப நல்லா இருக்கு…புக் எல்லாம் வச்சு அசத்திட்டிங்க..
அம்மா இந்த மாதிரி சாமி கும்மிடும் பொழுது செய்வாங்க…
நான் இதுவரை பச்சைகற்பூரம் சேர்த்து செய்தது இல்லை…வீட்டில் இருக்கு…செய்து பார்க்கிறேன்..
ஆஹா…இப்ப தான் நானும் கவனித்தேன்…ராக்ஸ் கிச்சன் என்று டம்பளரில் எழுது இருப்பது நல்லா இருக்கே…
Raksha
April 7, 2011 at 12:01 pmThanks for visiting my space and leaving wonderful comment. 🙂
Shanthi
April 7, 2011 at 12:51 pmTimely posty during rama navami. Nice captures
Cilantro
April 7, 2011 at 1:09 pmI nave had them at the temples too.I love them and as you said the pachai karpuram adds that special taste. I like the click with the pots.
Laavanya
April 7, 2011 at 1:18 pmIt's been ages since I had paanagam.. I love it! Neer moru and paanagam always reminds me of festival times.
Vimitha Anand
April 7, 2011 at 1:31 pmI love this drink but never new the recipe… Will surely make it on rama navami
Pavithra
April 7, 2011 at 1:44 pmMe too love this Raji. Even mom used to do often for rama navami, during maargali etc..healthy and tasty drink Raji. Beautifully captured.
Tina
April 7, 2011 at 2:02 pmbeautiful clicks dear…
Smitha
April 7, 2011 at 2:24 pmI can drink bottles of this…!I love panakam a lot…too bad I make it only on Rama navami!
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Priya Sreeram
April 7, 2011 at 2:54 pmsuch fond memories i have of this panagam-looks heavenly !
Suja Sugathan
April 7, 2011 at 3:08 pmRefreshing and delicious drink,looks divine.
Hema
April 7, 2011 at 3:10 pmI too was planning to post Panagam for rama navami.. I too have the same sundara gandam book.. very nice display.. adding pacha karporam is new to me..
vidhas
April 7, 2011 at 3:18 pmwow!!! so refreshing in summer, awesome clicks
Sarah Naveen
April 7, 2011 at 3:45 pmnew to me..awesome!!
Plateful
April 7, 2011 at 4:44 pmThanks for introducing this new drink recipe. Looks divine and I'd love to grab your glass off the screen. Lovely presentation too!
Swathi
April 7, 2011 at 5:04 pmThis post made me nostalgic, when there is Narashima swamy avatharam in our temple they used to give Paangam. I miss them. Looks dleicious.
Cham
April 7, 2011 at 7:08 pmI only tasted in temple! Great for cooling!
JishasKitchen
April 7, 2011 at 8:02 pmdelicious and beautiful clicks too..:)
Leena
April 7, 2011 at 8:07 pmDelicious and divine…
Sonali Pradhan
April 7, 2011 at 8:17 pmwow…delicious drink….never heard of this drink before….I love the addition of jaggery powder !
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Shanavi
April 7, 2011 at 8:26 pmRaks, this is my fav..I used to have panagam instead of having mere lemon juice to beat the heat..Seriously…DIVINE
sweethome
April 7, 2011 at 9:02 pmWonderful and timely post Raji. Your clicks are really awesome.
Divya Vikram
April 8, 2011 at 1:05 amPerfect thirst quencher for the summer.
aipi
April 8, 2011 at 4:06 amGreat post- a very authentic n beautiful presentation!!
US Masala
Gayu
April 8, 2011 at 4:21 amVery divine and wonderful presentation..Love the pics and the placing of Sundara Kaandam book!!
LG
April 8, 2011 at 8:00 amLovely pictures Raks, Panagam looks inviting.
swapna
April 8, 2011 at 11:26 amTimely post….looks lovely!!
Radhika
April 8, 2011 at 12:43 pmAn absolute thirst quencher. love the clicks.
USHA
April 8, 2011 at 12:49 pmHi Raks,
Loved this traditional receipes…remembers the festival season..
Sandhya Hariharan
April 8, 2011 at 2:40 pmNice click …. Well timed post tooo
Thank u for sharing the recipe!!!
Mano Saminathan
April 8, 2011 at 3:06 pmDelicious thirst quencher! A very old drink! Panakam in those cute mud pots looks very beautiful!!
Now Serving
April 8, 2011 at 6:49 pmAh, the most favorite drink my memory holds, which I make often for the kids, not just on Ramanavami…Looks so inviting and delicious!
one of my first posts – http://priyasnowserving.blogspot.com/2010/11/panakam-lemon-twist-con-agave.html
Sneha Benny
April 8, 2011 at 8:56 pmNever heard of this drink before. Thanks for sharing.
Kairali sisters
April 9, 2011 at 12:34 amSoooper…sppechless on u r pics..
Aruna Manikandan
April 9, 2011 at 4:50 amlove this a lot….
looks perfect and delicious dear….
My Grandmom makes this often, it has a divine taste….. 🙂
Thx. for sharing…
nice clicks dear 🙂
Gargi Joshi
April 9, 2011 at 12:07 pmYummy and refreshing….Will surely try it for ram navami
Happy Ram Navami
SpicyTasty
April 9, 2011 at 3:32 pmSimple and refreshing drink. Anytime…
sanjeeta kk
April 9, 2011 at 3:37 pmI love this drink mu MIL makes often during summer days.
Lite Bite
Sowmya
April 11, 2011 at 2:36 amOh…that is the perfect Rama Navami picture! Brings back fond memories of my patti's pooja and naivedyam 🙂
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Pushpa
April 11, 2011 at 3:13 amFabulous clicks.Love this sacred drink.My mom always made this on auspicious days.
Nithu Bala
April 11, 2011 at 1:44 pmWow! lovely pictures Raji..As Mahi said, the water mark on the tumbler looks very natural…
durgalakshmi
April 12, 2011 at 3:56 pmI have tried a few recipes of yours and they have come out great…..Thanks….I really like ur blog especially the pictures….
raviji ravi
April 19, 2013 at 12:13 amhi, love ur work….so beautiful and innovative (in the sense, the way you picturize) fabulous………. keep going…………will help us learn a lot from ur cooking………
simple_thoughts
June 17, 2014 at 6:51 amHi Raks, I think your paanagam picture is used here :
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=310405919113622&set=a.309722025848678.1073741829.304266286394252&type=1&theater
I hope they got your permission. Else its a shame.
Raks anand
June 17, 2014 at 6:59 amYes I already wrote to them regarding the same. I think again have to do something.
Raja Praturi
January 16, 2016 at 9:02 amCan I store the paanagam in a copper vessel instead of silver vessel for offering to God as naivedyam?
Raks anand
January 16, 2016 at 9:18 amSince we use lemon in panagam, I am not sure if you can keep it in copper.
joy
April 20, 2017 at 1:36 amI think that's a silver tumbler, not steel.
S.Shanker Ganesh S.Shanker Ganesh
June 29, 2017 at 3:53 pmI like it very very much. Actually I drink panakam during my childhood days. But in the fastest life we forget these kinds of natural and healthy drinks.