Sweet Dishes That Can Be Offered As Prasad to Lord Rama

By a staff reporter: With the auspicious festival of Ram Navami, it is the right time to do Ram pooja and seek his blessings. Many people prepare prasad at home and then offer it during pooja. You can offer Panakam, Sooji Halwa, Kale Channe and Coconut Barfi as Ram Navami Prasad. Here are some quick ones that you can easily make at home.

Panakam: In a pitcher, add 1 cup jaggery and 5 cups of water. Mix well and let the jaggery remain soaked for 20 minutes. Stir well to get dissolved. Add ½ teaspoon each- black pepper powder, cardamom powder, ginger powder and salt. Add the juice of one lemonand mix well. Add tulsi/basil leaves and stir gentl. Also add some crushed ice cubes as per need.

Sooji Halwa: Keep a pan on a low flame and add ½ cup ghee to it. Add 1 cup sooji and fry until it turns light brown. Heat another pan and add some ghee to it and let it boil. When semolina turns golden-brown, add green cardamom powder and sugar. Add water as per need and stir. Cook and stir until the sooji thickens as halwa. Lastly, garnish it with almonds.