Its Janmashtami time again and we all
are pretty ready with our own way of celebrating Lord Krishna’s birthday or as
you may call it Krishna Janm. Janmashtami is observed as a pious day in our
life because it is the day when Lord Krishna was born. We make preparations for
a lot of dishes and decirations and the prime food offered to Krishna on his
birthday is Panjiri.
Panjiri is a sweet dish often referred
to as a dessert too. It is made in many variants of wheat flour, semolina,
Methi panjiri etc. but the prime ingredient used in the one offered to Lord
Krishna is Dhaniya Panjiri. The texture of the dish is like flowing sand but
the presence of ghee and a lot of dry fruits keeps it moist and soft for
eating. It is not too sweet and so one of the most enjoyed prasads in
Janmashtami!
Panjiri is a very rich and healthy
dessert perfect for anyone! It just takes a few minutes
to prepare but the
ingredients have to be kept handy. Make sure you bring the best kind of herbal
gums which we generally associate with goond ke ladoo. So ‘Goond’ has to be of
fine quality for the dish to be really great!
Ingredients
Dhaniya or Coriander powder – 100 grams
Pure Ghee – 4 tbsp
Goond or herbal gums (Sundried) – a handful
Dried coconut (grated) – 50 grams
Almonds and cashews (grated) – 2 tbsp
Powdered Sugar – 2 tbsp
Method
- Take the pure ghee in a deep pan and
start cooking the dhaniya powder in it. Don’t let the flame to be too high and
cook until you get a sweet smell of semi cooked dhaniya powder. Set aside and
let it cool for a few minutes.
- Take another kadhai and fry the herbal
gums or goond in ghee until they pop like popcorns. They will turn light in
colour and almost look like popcorns. Crispy and hard! Strain and cool.
- Now take all the ingredients in one
corner and start mixing them in the quantities mentioned above.
- Any ingredient
can be taken in excess for want of taste. But mixing of them in this proportion
will give you a mildly sweet taste of the rich dry fruits and cooked dhaniya to
the optimum.
- Yes your Prasad is ready to offer and
relish!
Panjiri is easy to customize and more
of ingredients can be added or deleted in want of your taste. Let me know what
variations did you try!
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