Global InformationPanjiri information
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| Alternative names | Kasaar[1] |
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| Course | Dessert |
| Place of origin | Indian subcontinent |
| Main ingredients | Whole-wheat flour, sugar, ghee, dried fruits, herbal gums |
Panjiri is a Ayurvedic[2] sweet dish from the Indian subcontinent[3][4][5][6] which is specially prepared for Krishna Janmashtami[7][8][9] festival. The sweet panjiri evolved from an Ayurvedic preparation called Panchajīraka.[2]
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In puerperal diseases such as fever, loss of appetite and disordered secretions after delivery, the following preparation called panchajiraka paka is used.
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It is a staple from Punjab region of Pakistan and India
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Panjiri is a Punjabi sweet made of wheat flour or semolina cooked in ghee to which sugar, dried fruits, and natural gum are added.... These are eaten during winter to ward off cold weather ills and also given to women who are breastfeeding.
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