DIWALI LEGYAM
Diwali
Legyam is a must along with Sweets and Savories during the festival , Diwali.
This Legyam
helps in digestion.
As we are
consuming lot of sweets and snacks during festival time , its good to have a
teaspoon of this Legyam , Once a day , which helps in proper digestion.
Diwali Legyam / Medicine. ( can get ingredients in Siddha medical
stores )
1. Caram seeds / Omam / Ajwain ...
25 grams
2. Black pepper / / Milagu / Kali mirch ---- 13 grams
3. Cumin seeds / Jeeragam / jeera ----
One and half teaspoons.
4. Dry ginger / Sukku / Saunth ---- 6 grams
5. Thai ginger / Sitharathai / Kulanjan ----- 6
grams
6. Dried Long
pepper / Arisithipili / Pipali --- 6 grams
7. Dried Long
pepper root / Kandathipili / Pipali ---- 6 grams
8. Coriander seeds / Malli / dhania ----- 6 grams
9. Turmeric stick / Virali manjal / Haldhi ---- 6 grams
10. Cardamom / Ealakai / Ilaichi ---- 5 pieces
11. Cloves / Kirambu / Lavang ---- 2 pieces
12. Mace / Jathipathri / Javathri --- Half
of a small flower
13. Ghee
--- 75 grams
14. Jaggery / vellam / Ghud -- 125
grams
15. Palm Sugar / Panangkalkandu / thaad ke
cheeni --- 40 grams
Soak ingredients from 1 to 9 , overnight in water
Next day morning grind everything nicely to a paste .
Heat jaggery
in a ladle of water and strain to remove dust and stones .
In non-stick Pan, cook the ground paste by
adding jaggery syrup, stirring frequently.
When you get sauce like consistency, add powdered
palm sugar and 25 grams ghee , .. Keep stirring.
Add
remaining ghee gradually .
At one stage, the legyam will come like
halwa consistency ... i.e... the ingredients leaves vessel from its sides and form a mass.
Remove from
flame. Add powdered Cardamom , Cloves and Mace when the Legyam is still hot...
Let it
cool.
Store it in
air tight box.
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