PANAKAM, NEER MOR RECIPE | RAMANAVAMI, TAMIL NEW YEAR RECIPES

We make panagam for Rama navami and Tamil new year. Its a very flavourful , delicious  and a healthy drink. Its a mix of flavourful spices like cardamom , edible camphor , dry ginger powder and cloves sweetened with jaggery .  Neer mor is nothing but spiced buttermilk.. 

We make this on Rama navami and Tamil new year day and offer to god. I learnt both these recipes from my MIL. She prepares these drinks well in advance ( 2-3 hrs before drinking) so that all the flavours gets infused into the water and it will be very tasty while drinking.. So I too follow the same way and I make panakam at night for the next day consumption.. Neer more tastes the best when you make it at least two hours before drinking.. Keep it in refrigerator and serve chilled during summer !

INGREDIENTS
 1 cup - 240ml

Water – 1 cup Powdered jaggery – 3 tbsp Cardamom – 2 nos Cloves – 1 or 2 nos Dry ginger powder – 1/4 tsp Edible camphor – A pinch Tulsi leaves – few (optional) Tamarind -  1 seed ( very small piece, soak & add the extract) OR Lemon juice - Few drops Salt – A pinch

METHOD

Crush the cardamom with skin and cloves slightly and add them to a cup of water. Soak a small piece of tamarind and add the extract to the water. Instead of tamarind extract, you can add lemon juice. Then add the powdered jaggery , salt , edible camphor , tulsi leaves and mix well. Let it stay for an hour. Then filter the water and drink.. Enjoy !

NEER MOR

INGREDIENTS
1 cup - 240ml

Curd / yoghurt – 1/2 cup Water – 1.5 – 2 cups Ginger – 1/2 inch piece Green chilli – 1 no (small, finely chopped) Chopped Curry leaves – few Chopped Coriander leaves - few Salt – As needed To temper Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp Hing / Asafetida – A big pinch

METHOD

Whisk curd & water adding salt. Set aside..Now add the chopped curry leaves , coriander leaves. Crush the ginger and green chilli . Add to buttermilk..Temper with mustard seeds and hing. Mix well and enjoy !

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MUSK MELON (CANTALOUPE) JUICE | MULAM PAZHAM(KIRNI PAZHAM) JUICE

Cantaloupe Or Musk melon in English , Mulam pazham or Kirni pazham in Tamil , Kharbooja in Hindi , kannada – It comes in various colors. But tastes similar..
This is my father’s most favourite summer drinks.When I was a kid , my dad used to buy this juice and compelled to me to try once. But me a stubborn girl , never touched it. Now being a food blogger, I try & taste varieties of food and juices. Earlier I used to have only black grapes and pomegranate.. But now I started to make juice with all seasonal fruits. I wanted to try this musk melon juice for a long time. Recently when I went to my in-laws place, my MIL made this juice for us. For the first time I had that juice and I loved it. Then I felt very bad that I missed this healthy , tasty juice in my childhood days. This is one of the best coolants and thirst quencher for summer. My MIL makes thick juice/ concentrate and stores it for 2-3 days by refrigerating it. She adds ice cold water to adjust the consistency at the time of drinking. Its very easy to make and tastes great.

INGREDIENTS

Mulam pazham / musk melon – 1 no  (Big sized) Sugar or palm jaggery or honey – 1/4 cup (adjust as per taste) Water – 2 cups

METHOD

Wash and remove the outer skin of musk melon using a knife or aruvaamanai.( we use aruvamanai) . Cut them in to four halves and remove all the seeds using a spoon or ladle.. Now chop them into cube sized pieces. Add sugar and grind well to a smooth paste. Add the required water as per the desired consistency and store in a bottle. Refrigerate it . Add ice cold water , mix well , adjust sugar / jaggery and drink when needed !!

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SHARJAH SHAKE RECIPE/ KERALA MILKSHAKE/ SHARJAH BANANA SHAKE

Sharjah shake is nothing but banana milkshake which is commonly found in Kerala juice shops and bakeries. I came to know about this drink from my neighbour. She makes this very often for her sons during summer. She suggested me to try once. As I had some ripe banana lying in the pantry I tried this milk shake ..We loved it. It tasted slightly different from the usual banana milkshake. Not only the taste, but also the color. Addition of boost and Chikki/Cashew/Badam makes the difference here. One more important thing in this recipe is, it uses frozen milk cubes. It can be made in a jiffy and adding ice cream is optional. It comes out thick without adding ice cream. It is a refreshing and a filling drink too.. Adjust the amount of sugar based on ur liking. .Do try this Kerala Sharjah shake, you’ll fall in love with it !

INGREDIENTS

Frozen Milk – 2 cups (400 ml ) Ripe small size banana – 2 nos ( 3 if very small) ( use poovan , kadili . I used yelakki) Sugar – 1 tbsp Peanut chikki  or crushed peanuts – 2 small pieces/ 2 tbsp  Almond or cashews – 5 nos Boost / Bournvita / Chocolate Horlicks – 1- 1.5 tbsp Instant coffee powder - 1/4 tsp ( optional ) Vanilla ice cream - 1 scoop

HOW TO MAKE SHARJAH SHAKE - METHOD

Take 2 cups of milk and freeze it well.. In a mixie jar, chop and add the ripe banana, sugar,  peanut chikki or crushed peanuts, cashew or badam, boost/bournvita and coffee powder (optional) Break the frozen milk with a rod and add as small cubes to the mixie jar. Add vanilla ice cream ( optional) . Grind everything well till it becomes frothy. Serve in a glass !!

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Pineapple Juice Recipe | Summer Drinks Recipes

I am a big fan of pineapple.I love to eat it sprinkling salt& red chilli powder.My in-laws knows it very well.Last week when i went to salem , my FIL bought me a pineapple..I had half of the pineapple ..I made this juice with the remaining half for Sendhil (my husband).He liked it very much. This is a very simple recipe which u may know it.. I wanted to start summer special drinks with this simple recipe.Also i wanted to click (test) liquid pouring effect with my Dslr .. Hope it looks good. Here u go..

INGREDIENTS
 1 cup - 200ml

Pineapple cubes – 1.5 cups ( half of medium size pineapple) Sugar – 1.5 tbsp Salt – A pinch Water – 1/2 cup

METHOD

Remove the skin of the pineapple using a sharp serrated knife. Please click here if u need step by step pictures of how to remove the skin.. Now cut the pineapple into cubes and take them in a mixer. Add sugar , salt and water and grind it well. Strain the juice and serve immediately..

NOTE: Please adjust the amount of sugar as per the sweetness of pineapple..

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