Note: Ginger, Pepper and Sonti (dry ginger) are traditionally recommended by Ayurvedic Nutrition to heal ailments of the stomach and throat and especially recommended as home remedies for cold and cough. Vada Pappu And Chalimidi Vada pappu is split yellow moong dal (pesara pappu) soaked in water for half an hour and strained. This dal is not cooked and is eaten along with chalimidi. Chalimidi is prepared by soaking raw rice in water for 4-5 hours, strained and the rice is spread out on a dry cloth and left to dry completely before being ground to a fine powder. To this rice powder (1 cup), add grated jaggery (1/2 cup) and coarsely crushed elachi (2). Wet your hands and mix the ingredients well till you get a smooth soft dough like consistency. Chalimidi is to be eaten in combination with vada pappu. Panakam is my favorite traditional summer drink after majjiga which is made not only as a festive sweet drink but also as a summer cooler and adds to my list of Indian Drinks And Sharbats.For those who havent tried panakam as yet,do try it and you will love it for sure. 🙂
