Panchamirtham
A delicious medley of ripe bananas, jaggery, honey and dates flavored with cardamom and edible camphor
Servings: 8
Calories: 198kcal
Equipment
- 1 large mixing bowl
Ingredients
- 2 bananas medium sized ripe ones - sliced
- 1 banana medium sized ripe one - mashed
- 12 medjool dates pitted and chopped finely
- 1.5 tbsp raisins
- 1/4 cup jaggery powdered or grated- I have used jaggery powder here
- 1.25 tbsp honey
- 2 tsp Ghee
- 4 green cardamoms crushed
- 1 very tiny pinch of edible camphor
Instructions
- Mash 1 banana in a bowl and set aside.
- To a large mixing bowl, add the remaining sliced bananas, chopped dates, raisins, jaggery, honey, cardamom and edible camphor.
- Tip in the mashed banana and mix well but gently using a spatula.
- Add ghee in the end, mix gently to combine everything.
- Serve at room temperature.
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Notes
- Varieties of bananas that are ideal for this recipe- Poovan, Karpooravalli, Rasthali, Virupakshi cultivars. If you cannot source any of these, work with whatever you have on hand.
- To achieve a pleasant texture, I recommend chopping all fruits other than banana finely.
- Mashing 1/2 the bananas slightly adds a great deal to the taste and texture.
- Finely chopping dried fruits like dates and figs is also important.
- Closest alternative to honey in this recipe is agave nectar.
- It is customary to add rock candy (called Kalkandu in Tamil)- this gives a nice crunch. I did not have any. In case you can source it, you can add 1 tsp Kalkandu to this recipe.
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Disclaimer
Nutrition values are provided here as a courtesy and are only a rough guide. Please consult a health care provider if you have any concerns.
Nutrition
Calories: 198kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 3mg | Sodium: 2mg | Potassium: 445mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 38g | Vitamin A: 82IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 32mg | Iron: 1mg
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