Deepavali Legiyam | Deepavali Marundu
Deepavali Legiyam or Deepavali Marundu is a traditional special recipe prepared during Deepavali mainly to aid in digestion of the rich festive sweets and savories.
Servings: 4
Calories: 541kcal
Ingredients
To be roasted
- 3 tbsps White Pepper
- 2 tsps Dry Ginger powder If you have dry ginger, ½ inch piece is enough
- 3 tbsps Black Pepper
- 3 tbsps Long Pepper / Pippal
- 3 tbsps Dhaniya/Coriander seeds
- 3 tbsps Poppy seeds
- 3 tbsps Cumin seeds
- 3 tbsps Fennel seeds / Saunf
- 3 tbsps Cardamom
- 3 tbsps Cloves
- ¼ Nutmeg
Other Ingredients
- 1 cup Jaggery - 1 cup Powdered and cleaned
- 3 tbsps Ghee
- ¼ cup Honey increase more as per your taste
- 2 cups Water
Instructions
- Dry roast all the ingredients given under to be roasted till you get nice aroma. (for 7-8 minutes)
- Let it cool and dry grind them into fine powder.
- Heat 2 cups of water in a heavy bottomed vessel and as the water starts to boil add the powder jaggery.
- Once the jaggery dissolves completely, add the dry powder and mix it well.
- Let it cook for 5-7 minutes. It will form like halwa.
- Now add ghee, and cook for 5 more minutes.
- Turn off the heat and add the honey.
- Let it cool and store it in airtight container. Home remedy for indigestion is ready. :-)
Notes
- If you can include ½ inch piece of liquiorice (aid maduram) and also 4 to 5 piece of mace (Jaathi Pathiri)
- Add honey after turning off the heat.
- Adjust the ghee and honey as per your preference. If you like it less spicy and pungent, add more honey.
Nutrition
Calories: 541kcal | Carbohydrates: 95g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 29mg | Sodium: 30mg | Potassium: 414mg | Fiber: 10g | Sugar: 69g | Vitamin A: 92IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 359mg | Iron: 9mg