Panchamrutham recipe | Panchamrut Recipe

Panchamrutham and Panchamrut two types of sacred offering recipes in this post. One is South Indian version where Banana, Honey, Sugar candy, Jaggery, Ghee as main ingredients, while the Panchamrit (Paal panchamrutham) is with just 5 ingredients. I have shared both the version in this post.

Often made as prasad, this is easy and traditional dish you can offer for any festival like Ganesh chaturthi, Gokulashtami.

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• Panchamrutham Method 1
• Panchamrut
• Ingredients
• Step by step pictures method 2
• Top tips
• My notes
• Substitutions & Variations
• Storage
• FAQ
• Recipe card

There are two main versions of the sacred nectar offerings made during Hindu rituals. Though they share a common essence, 5 main ingredients, the South Indian temple style Panchamirtham / Panchamrutham / Panjamirtham recipe is different from the Paal panchamrutham (Panchamrit / Charnamrit).

The Palani Panchamirtham which is popular, has brown sugar or jaggery as main ingredient for the perfect colour. Flavoured with little cardamom and edible camphor (Pachai karpooram), it tastes so divinely. This is the South Indian version mom makes often at home for Friday naivedyam in our household.

Amma add only banana, add or reduce one or two fresh fruits like apple, grapes. I added brown sugar as I had it in stock also as said in the recipe which I adapted from here. I remember my brother makes this when mom is asleep in the afternoons, we both sneak to kitchen and make this. My brother adds bournvita to this as his own touch.

You can make it on festival days or simply on any of your weekly prayers as offering to God. Simple, no cook recipe too.

Panchamrutham Method 1

1. Firstly, gather all the ingredients needed for the panjamirtham.

2. Then, in a mixing bowl, add 1 Banana 1 cup, sliced, 4 Dates deseeded and chopped, 1 tablespoon Raisin, 2 tablespoon Brown sugar, 1.5 tablespoon Honey, 1 Cardamom, crushed, 1 Edible camphor, mustard size, crush in between finger to powder, ½ tablespoon Sugar candy Kalkandu, 1 teaspoon Ghee.

3. Then, mash well with your hands or using a potato masher/ sauce whisk. There should be some texture, do not mash smoothly. I added sugar candy lastly.

You can offer this while pooja for even every Friday as prasadam or during festivals like Gokulashtami, Ganesh chaturthi or Navarathri golu time prasadam.

Panchamrut

Panchamrit (or Panchamrut) is made across many parts of India, especially during Janmashtami, Satyanarayan Pooja, Nag panchami and deity abhishek. Panchamrut = Charnamrit (Charan - feet, amrit - nectar) That is, nectar from the feet of deity after we use it for abhishekam. It is consumed by devotees as prasad after abhishek.

Ingredients

The 5 ingredients to make Panchamrut.

Please use pure cow's products ideally, but you can use ingredients as per availability. Here are the significance for each ingredient.

• Ghee - Prosperity
• Honey - Health and unity
• Sugar candy - Mishri - Happiness
• Curd - Strength
• Milk - Purity and calmness

Please check my recipe card below for measurements to be followed.

Step by step pictures method 2

In a clean bowl, begin with 1 spoon Ghee, then 2 spoons Honey, 4 spoons Mishri, 8 spoons Curd and finally 16 spoons of milk.

Mix these all together well. Panchamrit is ready.

This panchamrit is perfect for Puja too.

Top tips

Please do not use silver or reactive metals like brass or bronze as there is curd in panchamrit recipe. Use stainless steel or best glass bowls for this.

Use fresh and clean ingredients as we are using this for pooja.

Mix always in one direction for best texture.

Let the milk be in room temperature for ghee to mix and have a homogenous texture. If the milk is cold, the ghee will solidify in Panchamrut.

My notes

While Tamil nadu style panjamirtham stays good for a day, the Panchamrut version is best when consumed fresh within 3 hours of preparation.

While some people, especially for Janmashtami, add Tulsi (Holy basil leaves) to Panchamrit, some totally avoid it if it is for Lord Shiva. Please check your customs before adding.

Substitutions & Variations

In Panchamrutham, you can skip raisins, it totally optional. Use fresh grapes, apple or pear as per availability.

For Panchamrit, though raw milk is used, to avoid food poisoning, use boiled milk that it cooled to room temperature.
Traditionally they use rock sugar candy, but you can use the diamond sugar candy too. Use it powdered for uniform texture and taste.

Consume only one or two tablespoon as prasad.

Storage

Tamil nadu version keeps good for a day, while the north Indian version consume within 3 hours maximum.

FAQ

Recipe card