Panchamirtham | Panchamrutham | Panchamrit |Panchamrita | Panchamrut recipe | pazhani panchamirtham | Palani Panchamirtham | temple prasadam | Panchamirtham recipe is offered as prasadam to Lord Murugan and other Hindu gods. Easy temple-style homemade prasadam. No cooking required. It takes less than 5 mins to prepare this delicious Prasadam. Panchamirtham recipe is prepared with 5 major ingredients such as ripen bananas, dates, Palm sugar, sugar candy, and honey. Ghee, cardamom powder, and edible camphor uplifts the taste
Panchamirtham - prasadam
According to Hindu worship, many festivals have Panchamrita naivedyam as part of the rituals. Pancha means five and Panchamrita means five amruthams or amrtas used in Hindu worship. For festivals, we prepare a version of Panchamirtham with milk, honey, sugar, yogurt, and ghee. There is another version of Panchamritham very popular in Tamil Nadu especially in Murugan temple. Panchamrutham is prepared during temple abhishekams.Temple Panchamritham
Panchamritham is a very famous sweet prasadam in Pazhani murugan temple (and also in vaitheeswaran temple), and you can see all the shops selling these Panchamrutham in the Palani temple and also in the foothills of palani temple. It also a famous kovil prasad in vadapalani murugan temple and thiruparankundram temple.
How to make the best Panchamirtham prasadam
- Always choose a ripe banana
- Use de-seeded and roughly chopped dates
- Use three types of sweeteners for the best flavor - such as palm sugar (brown sugar), honey, sugar candy
- Add a pinch of edible camphor for the kovil prasadam flavor
- Always add ghee and cardamom powder to compliment the taste
When is Panchamirtham prepared at the home?
In our home, we prepare Panchamirtham for Thai pusam, panguni uthiram, ganesh chadurthi, jamnashtami, navartri, karthigai prasadam, and even for Friday neivedyam, etc. Any special occasions like house warming, baby shower, ganapathi homam, baby shower, etc will always have panchamirtham prasadam.Can I use apple for Panjamirtham recipe?
I prepared a version similar to the temple Panjamirtham recipe so I skipped apple. You can add any fruits or dry fruits of your choice.Can I use jaggery instead of brown sugar?
Traditionally palm sugar is used for Panchamrit but since it is not widely available in the US I have used brown sugar. You can also use jaggery insteadOther temple prasadam in TMF,
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Other pachadi recipes in TMF
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Ingredients
- 2 banana 1 cup, sliced
- 1 tablespoon Raisin
- 5 Dates deseeded and chopped
- 2 tablespoon Brown sugar
- 1 & 1/2 tablespoon Honey
- 1/8 teaspoon Cardamom powder
- Edible camphor tiny piece
- 1 tablespoon Sugar candy Kalkandu
- 1 teaspoon ghee
Instructions
- Add all the ingredients mentioned except sugar candy one by one
- Mash well with your hands or using a masher. Avoid mashing into a smooth mixture, let few fruits to retain its shape
- Finally, add sugar candy and mix well. Panchamirtham is ready
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Notes
- You can use add apple, grapes, or any fruits of your choice
- Cashews, apricot, fig, or any other dry fruits of choice can be used for extra flavor
- Edible camphor is optional but gives good temple flavor to the pachamirtham
- Adjust the sugar according to your preference
- Always use soft seedless dates. If dates are a hard microwave for 30 seconds and then use
- Add a ripe banana for the best flavor avoid overripe banana
- The color of the panchamirt depends on the sugar/ jaggery
- Panchamritham tends to turn brown over time
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Ingredients:
2 banana ( 1 cup), sliced 1 tablespoon Raisin 5 Dates deseeded and chopped 2 tablespoon Brown sugar 1 & 1/2 tablespoon Honey 1/8 teaspoon Cardamom powder Edible camphor tiny piece 1 tablespoon Sugar candy Kalkandu 1 teaspoon gheeHow to make panjamirtham with step by step pictures
- Add all the ingredients mentioned except sugar candy one by one
- Mash well with your hands or using a masher. Avoid mashing into a smooth mixture, let few fruits to retain its shape
- Finally, add sugar candy and mix well. Panchamirtham is ready
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