100g Kamarkas Edible Gum Gond (Palash Gond) Butea Frondosa (100g)

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For a delightful twist, sprinkle some on top of a scoop of vanilla ice cream. The combination of the sweet, powdery Panjiri and cold, creamy ice cream is a unique treat. Edible Gum ( Goond)– This is an edible gum (often called gum arabic) derived from a tree sap and is said to be warming and strengthening for the body. As the gum crystals cook, they’ll pop and swell to about double the size. Do not use whole form crystals ( Goond Katira) which are large crystals (very difficult to pulverize!).

Add another 1 teaspoon of ghee to the same pan and roast almonds, cashew nuts, pistachios, melon seeds, flax seeds, and, coconut until they are slightly browned. Once done, take them out on the bowl. Once the flour is nicely browned and a nutty aroma starts to come from it, remove the pan from heat. Assemble The Panjiri Stir continuously while roasting— While roasting the flour, keep stirring continuously; otherwise, it may start to burn at the bottom of the pan. I prefer roasting on a medium-low flame throughout.In the recipe method frame 10 I thought you wrote “remove from ghee”. Perhaps you mean dry roast, save some to be powdered and continue roasting with ghee? Makes sense to me that way. I believe I just lightly browned with Ghee and rough ground all. Made a mess of my grinder is what I remember. Super thankful for your trouble in sharing all this. If the ingredients are not cooled well, they might release oil and become butter-like while grinding. Menopause is a time when the body goes through major hormonal changes. Its symptoms include hot flashes, sleeplessness, sweating at night, dizziness, headaches, and palpitations; which are due to the imbalance of estrogen.

Kamarkas has amazing abilities to protect the body’s cells and prevent aging due to the richness of its antioxidants. Dr. Mahvish Aftab Khan, a renowned Dermatologist, says it protects the cells of the body from free radicals, which cause the death of the cells in the body. It helps to rejuvenate the skin and impart youthful glow. Kamarkas benefits your hair as well. It has antioxidants which prevents the premature graying of your hair. The natural oils in kamarkas strengthen the roots and accelerate hair growth. Sweetener— Traditional Khandsari/Khand is added to the Panjiri recipe. Khand is rich in calcium, minerals, fiber, iron, vitamins, and magnesium. It’s most similar to unrefined cane sugars like jaggery, and that’s what I have used in this Panjiri recipe. Jaggery is added in the powdered form to our Panjiri. You can substitute jaggery with granulated sugar.This healthy and highly nourishing dish is mostly made in winter as its ingredients give warmth to the body It provides nourishment to the bone tissues and helps lubricate the joints. Plus its anti-inflammatory effect is found beneficial for various types of arthritis and it directly strengthens bones.

Cook the flour— Add sooji to a pan and dry-roast for 7-8 minutes. When it turns light brown, remove it from heat and reserve. Heat ghee in a heavy-bottomed wide pan and add wheat flour. It is also sometimes called Lal Gond. However some other trees also produce reddish gum and so one should always make sure they are buying the right gum of Dhaak or Palash tree and not any other tree for the benefits as told below:Grind makhane and edible gum to a fine consistency while the nuts to a coarse consistency for some texture. Assembling Panjiri Add the remaining ghee to the pan and once it's hot, add the whole wheat flour. Mix well and cook on medium-low heat stirring continuously. In Kerala, it is called plasu, chamata or vishalnarayan. Chamata is the vernacular version of Sanskrit word harinee, small piece of wood that is used for agnihotra or the fire ritual. In most of the old Nambudiri (Kerala Brahmin) houses, one can find this tree because this is widely used for their fire ritual. Tamil Brahmins have a daily agnihotra ritual called Samidha Dhanan, where barks of this tree is a main component for agnihotra, and this ritual is very essential for brahmacharis during the first year of brahmacharya.

Here are some other sweet and nutritious breakfast recipes that we love - Sooji Halwa and Eggless Wholewheat Banana Oatmeal Muffins What is PanjeeriThe purpose of roasting whole wheat flour is to ensure it is cooked properly and its rawness is gone. So don’t rush this step, roast on medium-low heat only.