Name: Panchamirtham with Chia Seeds recipe by Shyamala Kumar at BetterButter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: Bananas- 1, medium sized, ripe; Apple- ½ cup, cored and cubed; Pears- 1 cup, cored and cubed; Plums- 4 or 5, deseeded and cubed; Pomegranate seeds-1/4 cup; Dates- 5 or 6, deseeded and chopped; Jaggery- 1 tbspn, grated; Raw chia seeds- 2 tsp; Lemon juice- few drops; Elaichi powder- a pinch

ABOUT Panchamirtham with Chia Seeds RECIPE

This delicious fruit salad recipe is adapted from a South Indian dessert, ‘Panchamirtham’ that is made as a part of bhog/prasadam during festivals and pujas in temples and households in Tamil Nadu.

Ingredients Serving: 8

Bananas- 1, medium sized, ripe
Apple- ½ cup, cored and cubed
Pears- 1 cup, cored and cubed
Plums- 4 or 5, deseeded and cubed
Pomegranate seeds-1/4 cup
Dates- 5 or 6, deseeded and chopped
Jaggery- 1 tbspn, grated
Raw chia seeds- 2 tsp
Lemon juice- few drops
Elaichi powder- a pinch

Instructions

Wash, peel, core or deseed and cube the fruits. Keep chopped banana, pears and apple in a separate bowl. Add few drops of lemon juice and toss it well to prevent them from discolouring.
In a large bowl, add grated jaggery and mash it slightly. Add the fruits, elaichi powder, half of the chia seeds and mix well till jaggery gets coated well on the fruits.
Sprinkle the remaining raw chia seeds over the fruit salad and serve immediately.

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