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Prasad Panjiri Recipe

written by Hina Gujral August 10, 2020
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Panjiri is a North Indian sweet mixture. It is healthy, nutritious, and has a savory taste. On certain festive occasions, panjiri is made as a prasad to offer to the lord and the devotees. This is a traditional panjiri recipe from my Kumaoni family made with dry fruits, edible gum (gond), and spices.

aerial shot of panjiri in a brass serving platter

About Panjiri

Panjiri is a popular sweet across North India. It is considered a good nutritional supplement for the brutal winters, and for the nursing mothers.

It is laced with plenty of dry fruits, warming spices, and herbal gums. Hence, the taste of a panjiri is sweet, savory with a hint of spiciness.

Panjiri is mainly made at home from scratch for the nursing mothers to help in lactation, build immunity, and to boost energy. It is more like a herbal energy bar.

Every family has its own heirloom panjiri recipe passed on from one generation of mothers to another.

side shot of prasad panjiri stacked in a golden serving platter

Prasad Panjiri Recipe

To celebrate certain festivals in India such as Krishna Janmashtami, panjiri is made as a prasad (sacred sweet).

Krishna Janmashtmi is the birthday of Lord Krishna. Hence, panjiri is made for the birth mother of the lord as a sacred offering.

No flour is added in the Pahadi Prasad Ki Panjiri. It is a gluten-free sweet.

The flavor comes from the dry ginger powder (saunth), carom seeds (ajwain), and coriander seeds. A pinch of turmeric is added to provide the beautiful golden color to the Panjiri.

Then with thick sugar syrup, the panjiri is molded into fudge-like squares. This is an optional step.

After the festival, you can relish leftover panjiri with a hot cup of tea as a sweet treat.

Panjiri Ingredients

Ingredients Required

Ingredients for this panjiri recipe are easily available in local supermarkets, grocery stores, or you can order them via Amazon Pantry and other online portals.

Lotus seeds – also known as foxnuts or makhana

Desiccated Coconut – you can use packaged or fresh desiccated coconut.

Dry Fruits – almonds, pistachio, peanuts

Edible Gum – herbal gum or the gond is the key ingredient in this panjiri recipe

Spices – whole coriander seeds (dhaniya), carom seeds (ajwain/omam), dry ginger powder (saunth), turmeric powder (optional), green cardamom powder (elaichi powder)

Ghee – if you want to make it vegan panjiri, use coconut oil

Sweetener – add only a tablespoon of sugar if you are planning to add sugar syrup. If not, then add 1/4 cup powdered sugar.

Sugar Syrup – it is optional to give panjiri a barfi/fudge-like shape. You can make it like a pinni ladoo or as a mixture.

aerial shot of panjiri in a brass serving platter

My Tried & True Panjiri Recipe Tips

This is a Pahadi style panjiri recipe. hence, the method and ingredients are slightly different from the Punjabi Panjiri.

Make sure to sun-dry all the spices, dry fruits, and the herbal gum a day or two before making the panjiri. This process increases the shelf life of the sweet.

Do not dry roast the spices for too long especially carom seeds. Else, they will taste bitter.

Fry ingredients in batches and separately as suggested in the panjiri recipe and not all together.

Panjiri always has a coarse texture. Hence, do not make a fine powder of the ingredients.

Adding turmeric is optional. In Pahadi style panjiri, turmeric is a must ingredient.

If you are not adding sugar syrup, then add 1/4 cup powdered white sugar or jaggery powder. Reduce the amount of sugar if planning to add syrup.

After grinding ingredients to a coarse powder, you can serve panjiri as a mixture. If you are keen to make panjiri ladoo or barfi, then only add sugar syrup.

You can store panjiri for a month at room temperature in an airtight container.

Janmashtmi Prasad Panjiri

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aerial shot of panjiri in a brass serving platter

Traditional Prasad Panjiri Recipe

Panjiri is a North Indian sweet mixture. It is healthy, nutritious, and has a savory taste. Learn how to make traditional panjiri recipe for prasad in a few simple steps.
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Indian
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour
Servings: 500 gram
Calories: 4048kcal
Author: Hina Gujral
  • Blender
  • Heavy Bottom Kadhai
  • Mixing Bowl

Ingredients

  • 200 gram (1 Cup) lotus nuts (foxnuts or makhana)
  • 100 gram (1/2 Cup) desiccated coconut
  • 1/4 Cup almonds
  • 1/4 Cup pistachio
  • 1/4 Cup peanuts
  • 1 tablespoon edible or herbal gum (gond)
  • 2 teaspoon coriander seeds (dhaniya)
  • 1 teaspoon carom seeds (ajwain)
  • 2 teaspoon dry ginger powder (saunth)
  • 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder (optional)
  • 1 tablespoon powdered sugar
  • 2 teaspoon cardamom powder (elaichi powder)
  • 4 tablespoon ghee

Ingredients for the sugar syrup

  • 2 Cup sugar
  • 1/2 Cup water

Instructions

  • To prepare the Panjiri, a day before sun-dry all the dry fruits and edible gum. Store in an air-tight container.
  • In a pan dry roast ajwain and coriander seeds till the aroma is released. This usually takes 20 – 30 seconds. Turn off the heat and grind to a coarse powder in a mixer. Transfer to a bowl. Set aside.
  • Heat one tablespoon ghee in a heavy bottom kadhai over medium flame. Add gond/gum, fry till it pops up and expands in size absorbing the ghee. Transfer to a plate and set aside.
  • Heat remaining ghee in the same skillet. Fry together lotus seeds, peanuts, dry fruits till they are crisp and crunchy. Turn off the heat. Transfer to a plate. Let the roasted nuts cool down a bit.
  • Now in mixer make a coarse powder of roasted lotus seeds, dry fruits, peanuts, fried gond. Transfer to a large mixing bowl. Add desiccated coconut, cardamom powder, ginger powder, turmeric powder, powdered sugar, coriander seeds powder. Combine all together. Panjiri is ready for prasad.
  • To make sugar syrup, heat sugar and water in a saucepan. Stir till the sugar dissolves.
  • Let the sugar syrup simmer over medium heat. We need thick 1 to 2 thread consistency sugar syrup. A little bit thicker sugar syrup than what we need for Gulab Jamun.
  • Keep on checking the sugar syrup if it has reach the desired consistency.
  • Grease a large square baking sheet with a teaspoon of ghee.
  • Once sugar syrup is ready, turn off the heat. Add the powdered ingredients mixture in the warm sugar syrup. Stir to combine.
  • Spread the mixture in the baking tray of an inch thickness. Using a spatula or lightly wet fingers even out the surface of the mixture.
  • At this stage, you can keep the tray in the fridge to get set or leave at room temperature as well. I usually keep it in the fridge for 15 – 20 minutes. Once panjiri is set, using a sharp knife cut into squares.
  • Store panjiri in an airtight container. The shelf life of Panjiri is usually a month or so.

Recipe Notes:

  • This is a Pahadi style panjiri recipe. Adding turmeric is optional. In Pahadi style panjiri, turmeric is a must ingredient.
  • Make sure to sun-dry all the spices, dry fruits, and the herbal gum a day or two before making the panjiri. 
  • Do not dry roast the spices for too long especially carom seeds. Else, they will taste bitter.
  • Fry ingredients in batches and separately as suggested in the panjiri recipe and not all together.
  • If you are not adding sugar syrup, then add 1/4 cup powdered sugar in the panjiri mixture.
  • Do not make a fine powder of the ingredients. Keep them coarse.
  • You can store panjiri for a month at room temperature in an airtight container.

Nutrition

Calories: 4048kcal | Carbohydrates: 585g | Protein: 63g | Fat: 180g | Saturated Fat: 101g | Cholesterol: 154mg | Sodium: 71mg | Potassium: 4266mg | Fiber: 33g | Sugar: 410g | Vitamin A: 228IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 561mg | Iron: 17mg
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Prasad Panjiri Recipe was last modified: August 31st, 2020 by Hina Gujral
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I am a passionate Indian food blogger living in India with my husband and our pug, named Momo.

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Swati & Sam (The tales of a traveler ) October 14, 2015 - 6:51 PM

Your amazing pictures makes me hungry every time i visit your page 🙂

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Shruthi August 11, 2020 - 8:44 AM

Going to try this today!

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Hina Gujral August 11, 2020 - 11:35 AM

Great! Hope you like it.

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