Today being "Thaipusam", I thought of sharing this simple recipe prepared using banana as base and with other dry fruits such as raisins and dates enriched with cardamom flavor. This is a very famous prasadham (offered to God) in Palani Murugar Temple.
"Thai" is the name of Tamil month and "Pusam" is a star. The festival commemorates the occasion when Parvati gave Murugan (aka Kartikeya) a Vel "spear" so he could vanquish the evil demon Soorapadman and his brothers.(Source: Wikipedia).
Let's get on to the post.
Ingredients:
Banana 2
Raisins 2 tsp
Dates 5 to 6
Brown Sugar / Country Sugar 2 tsp
Sugar Candy (Kalkandu) 2 tsp
Honey 1 or 2 tsp
Ghee 1 tsp
Cardamom Powder a pinch
Edible Camphor a pinch
Method:
To a bowl, add the mashed bananas, chopped dates, raisins. Mix them nicely. Next add the rest of the ingredients and mix them thoroughly.