Ganga<p>We are nearly out of all of the nimbu pani that I made, so time for panakam. It is a summer drink, often made during one of the summer festivals, and very cooling. A basic recipe is lime, jaggery, cardamom and black pepper, but recipes vary from place to place, home to home. Ginger can be added, salt too, tamarind instead of lime/lemon, tulsi, nutmeg - any can be added.</p><p>I am just going with jaggery, ginger, cardamom, lime and tulsi (as I have it growing). An alternative sweetner version for me, sadly, as I am off sugar atm. I have quite a few recipes but today I reached for <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/MonsoonDiary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MonsoonDiary</span></a> by <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ShobaNarayan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShobaNarayan</span></a>. </p><p>Here is one I made earlier....</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/SummerCoolers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SummerCoolers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/HotWeatherFood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HotWeatherFood</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Coolers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Coolers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/IndianFood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndianFood</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Food</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Vegetarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vegetarian</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/FromTheKitchen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FromTheKitchen</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/WhatIAmCooking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhatIAmCooking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/SummerFood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SummerFood</span></a></p>