Musk Melon Pannakam

Ingredients:

1/4 Piece Musk Melon 

1 Cup Jaggery
3 Pods Cardamom
1/4 Tsp Ginger Powder
1/2 Lime Juice
3 1/2 Cups Chilled Water
1 Pinch Coarse Salt

Lets Prepare:

• Soak the jaggery and salt in chilled water for 20 minutes make sure jaggery dissolves completely.
• Using a strainer strain the jaggery and reserve.
• Using a mortar and pestle crush the cardamom. 
• Clean the melon remove the seeds and skin chop into small pieces and reserve in a bowl.
• Using your hands or back of a spoon mash the melon into fine bits.
• Add the melon to the jaggery water tip in the cardamom and ginger powder squeeze in the lime juice stir well and serve chilled...Enjoy...:)

I love melon pannakam. this recipe is famous in Karnataka very traditional and festive drink we normally would prepare pannakam during ram navami which is in summer i was surprised to find the fruit during winter and it was super cheap...In summer I would prepare this pannakam in bulk and store in fridge and we would serve all our guest this pannakam during summer trust me its to good refreshing and healthy if your kids do not like milk or breakfast serve them this pannakam they will be happy...I enjoyed preparing and sharing this recipe...keep smiling and spread happiness...:)

I've done demo video do watch ...Enjoy...:)

Vilampazham Panakam (Wood apple / Elephant apple)

Ingredients:

1 Medium Size Wood apple ripe 

3 Tbsp Jaggery 

1or 2 Cardamom pod 

1 Tbsp Lime juice

1/2 Tsp Salt
(Sugar optional)
Ice cold water

Lets Prepare:
In a mixer grinder or blender scoop out the wood-apple and add cardamom and jaggery with 2 tbsp water and blend to a puree and then add the lime juice and salt and add 1/2 cup of water and blend well then adjust the water to your taste is should have a mix of sweet n sour taste adjust adding 1 or 2 cups cold water and serve...your friends and family will love this for sure...Enjoy...:)

I've done a video demo on YouTube do watch and try it yourself and enjoy...:)