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July 16, 2018 Last Updated On January 5, 2019

Panjiri

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Panjiri is a North Indian sweet and it is mostly made as prashad after pooja and also for new mothers. It can also be made into laddu by adding more ghee to it and binding to make small balls. Here is how to make panjiri in a traditional Punjabi way.

panjiri recipe served in a bowl.

Panjiri is a very healthy, highly nourishing food given to new mothers in Punjab and other states of North India. The ingredients in the dish are thought to help them heal, increase breast milk and speed up the recovery process. Don’t you agree with me?

It is also treated as a nutritional supplement, given when people are sick or need to gain strength. It can be eaten just as it is or made into ladoos and stored and is a fantastic evening snack for kids as it is loaded with nutrients from Ghee and Dry fruits. BTW Moong Dal Halwa is also one of my favorite dishes to have as snack or dessert.

I remember my mom making  box full of Panjiri just at the onset of winters and the box was always replenished with new stock through out the 3 months of winters. When we came back from school, each of us was given a bowl full to snack on.

Panjiri can be made into Panjiri Ladoo as well by adding some more ghee and then binding the mixture into small ladoos. If you feel difficulty in eating Panjiri, just add some more ghee and bind them to make small bite sized ladoos.

Panjiri is a very healthy, highly nourishing food given to new mothers in Punjab. The ingredients in the dish are thought to help them heal, increase breast milk and speed up the recovery process. Panjiri is also treated as a nutritional supplement, given when people are sick or need to gain strength. It can be eaten just as it is or made into ladoos and stored. It's a fantastic evening snack for kids as it is loaded with nutrients from Ghee and Dry fruits.

Also called Dabra, Panjiri is a calorie high sweet, that is loaded with the goodness of ghee and dry fruits. Drooling right? Panjiri is also very popular in North Indian Poojas and some people make Panjiri Barfi too for the prasad.

Making Panjiri is very easy but slightly time consuming. You should roast edible gum crystals or gond, dry fruits and lotus seed in ghee until golden brown. Then fry wheat flour in the remaining ghee until light brown. The dry fruits are powdered and all the ingredients are mixed with powdered sugar to make this North Indian Panjiri recipe.

The dish is similar to Sooji Ka Halwa made with semolina and Gur Ka Halwa. Here is how to make Panjiri in a traditional way.

Where to buy ingredients to make Panjiri?

If you stay in India, the ingredients to make Panjiri are easily available in any grocery store. Sometimes, edible gum is not easily available or is not clean. I like to buy it from here online. You can also buy Makhana and Melon Seeds online.

If you stay in the US, here is where you can buy, Edible Gum, Makhana and Melon Seeds from.

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How to make Panjiri Step by Step

Heat some ghee in a pan.

Pan with ghee to make Panjiri

Roast gond  in it until puffed up.

Pan with gond roasting in ghee for Panjiri

Add makhana in the same pan and roast until crisp.

Pan with makhana for Panjiri

Add some more ghee and roast almonds and cashew nuts.

Cashew Nuts Almonds roasting in ghee for Panjiri

Roast melon seeds in the same ghee.

Musk melon seeds roasting in ghee for Panjiri

Next roast coconut until slightly browned.

coconut roasting in ghee for Panjiri

Roast pistachios until browned.

pistachio roasting in ghee

Roast flax seeds.

Pan with flax seeds roasting in ghee

Now roast poppy seeds until slightly browned.

Poppy seeds roasting in a pan

Take out all the ingredients in a plate and let them cool.

roasted dry fruits in a plate

Add the roasted ingredients in a  blender.

Roasted dry fruits in a grinder

Blend to make coarse powder.

Dry fruits powder

Heat ghee in a pan and add flour to it.

Roasting flour and sooji in a pan

Fry the flour until slightly browned.

Browned flour and sooji

Add the ground dry fruits and powdered sugar in the flour.

Roasted flour with sugar powder

Mix the ingredients well.

Flour mixed with dry fruits powder

Panjiri Recipe

Panjiri is a very healthy, highly nourishing food given to new mothers in Punjab. The ingredients in the dish are thought to help them heal, increase breast milk and speed up the recovery process. Panjiri is also treated as a nutritional supplement, given when people are sick or need to gain strength. It can be eaten just as it is or made into ladoos and stored. It's a fantastic evening snack for kids as it is loaded with nutrients from Ghee and Dry fruits.
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Panjiri Recipe

Panjiri is a sweet made using whole wheat flour and dry fruits. It is mostly made as prashad after pooja and also for new mothers. 

Course Dessert
Cuisine Indian
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 10 people
Calories 116 kcal
Author Neha Mathur

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Whole wheat flour
  • 1 tbsp Sooji
  • 1/2 cup Powdered sugar
  • 1/2 cup Dried ginger powder
  • 2 tbsp Ghee
  • 1 and 1/2 tbsp Gond
  • 2 tbsp Makhane
  • 5-6 Almonds
  • 5-6 Pistachios
  • 2 tbsp Dried coconut Sliced
  • 5-6 Cashew nuts
  • 1 tbsp Musk melon seeds
  • 1/2 tbsp Flaxseeds
  • 1 tsp Poppy seeds

Instructions

  1. Heat 1 tbsp ghee in a pan.

  2. Roast gond until puffed.

  3. Take out on a plate.

  4. In the same ghee, roast the makhana until crisp.

  5. Take out on a plate.

  6. Add another tsp of ghee in the pan.

  7. Roast almond, cashew nuts, pistachios, coconut, musk melon seeds and flax seeds.

  8. Take out on a plate.

  9. Roast poppy seeds until browned.

  10. Take out on a plate.

  11. Let the dry fruits cool down.

  12. Grind them to make a coarse powder.

  13. In the remaining ghee, roast whole wheat flour and sooji until golden brown.

  14. Remove the pan from heat and let the mixture cool.

  15. Keep mixing through out the process.

  16. Once the flour mixture is cooled, add powdered sugar, dry ginger powder and ground dry fruits.

  17. Mix well.

  18. Store in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.

Nutrition Facts
Panjiri Recipe
Amount Per Serving
Calories 116 Calories from Fat 45
% Daily Value*
Fat 5g8%
Saturated Fat 2g13%
Cholesterol 7mg2%
Sodium 1mg0%
Potassium 66mg2%
Carbohydrates 16g5%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 6g7%
Protein 2g4%
Calcium 11mg1%
Iron 0.7mg4%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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Comments

  1. ramesh a puranik

    January 28, 2016 at 6:19 am

    very nice

    Reply
    • msnehamathur

      January 29, 2016 at 4:03 pm

      Thnx Ramesh.

      Reply
  2. ridima

    February 19, 2018 at 8:33 am

    4 stars
    That’s awesome thnxs

    Reply
    • Neha Mathur

      February 21, 2018 at 3:45 am

      Thnx Ridima. Do let us know how can we improve to get 5 stars from you.

      Reply
  3. ridima

    February 19, 2018 at 8:34 am

    4 stars
    That’s awesome recipes thnxs

    Reply
  4. Pure panjeeri Herbs

    October 17, 2018 at 10:16 am

    5 stars
    Very nice and good elborative detail of receipie. Very very good. I like it.

    Reply
    • Neha Mathur

      October 18, 2018 at 12:47 pm

      Thnx 🙂

      Reply
  5. Kavaljit

    February 1, 2019 at 1:42 pm

    5 stars
    Thank you so much for the recipe Neha. I was looking for a proper recipe from a long time. Though in past I have made it with gud( jaggery) instead of sugar. And we also added suji n atta in equal proportions. I also added methi Dana , black pepper and saunth powder to enhance n make it more powerful for winters. I tried to customise my own taking yours as base recipe. Thank you again.

    Reply
    • Neha Mathur

      February 3, 2019 at 4:43 am

      Good to know you liked the base recipe. It’s always good to customise recipes according to ones needs.

      Reply
  6. Maria

    April 5, 2019 at 12:19 pm

    Can we store panjeeri in freezer?

    Reply
    • Neha Mathur

      April 8, 2019 at 3:02 am

      Yes sure, you can.

      Reply
  7. Sundari Giri

    October 2, 2019 at 1:09 pm

    5 stars
    Neha loved your version of Panjiri, you have explained it so well and also liked the inclusion of makhan, flax seeds, and gum 👌👌👌

    Reply
    • Neha Mathur

      October 3, 2019 at 2:38 am

      I am so happy to hear this Sundari 🙂

      Reply
  8. UmmeRafay

    November 27, 2019 at 5:19 pm

    Sometimes reading a recipe tells you how it gonna be. Its amazing in always, the way you explained it benefits and when people mostly use it. Nutritionally, you rocked while elaborating.

    Tomorrow I’m gonna try it.

    Reply
    • Neha Mathur

      November 28, 2019 at 7:06 am

      Thanks. Do try and leave your feedback 🙂

      Reply

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