Soothing for summer and known to have many medicinal properties, Bael or Wood Apple Fruit Juice is is popular as Panaka prepared on Rama Navami festival day celebrating birth of Lord Rama.
Belada Hannu Panaka or Wood Apple Juice
- Belada Fruit or Wood Apple or Elephant Apple or Bel Fruit – 1
- Jaggery – 2 Tbsp
- Water – 2 glass
- Pepper powder – 1 pinch
- Cardamom powder – 1/4 tsp
- Lemon Juice – 1 tsp (Optional)
How to Prepare:
Wood Apple Or Belada Hannu
Break the hard outer covering of Belada fruit or Wood Apple and remove inner pulp. The pulp provides a unique sour and sweet taste.
Wood Apple or Bel Fruit Pulp
Take a vessel with water in it. Add Belada fruit pulp and squeeze the pulp in water. Then add Jaggery and hand mix well until the Jaggery dissolves completely.
Take a filter and filter out the seeds of the fruit from the juice.
Now add Pepper powder and Cardamom powder. If necessary, add Lemon Juice and stir well.
The Belada Hannu Panaka or Wood Apple Juice is now ready to be served.
If you prefer, keep it in refrigerator and serve chilled.
Wood Apple or Bel Fruit has many medicinal properties and hence this Juice/Panaka is considered very good for health.
In Southern India, Belada Panaka/Bel Fruit Juice and Masala Majjige are served on Rama Navami Hindu festival day, when people celebrate birth of Lord Rama.
You have given good receipes of all the products. But include minor fruit products also so it became helpful to people like me.
Thanks.
Dr.Deepak – Thanks for your suggestion. Will work towards that including more fruit based recipes in coming days.
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