Deepavali Marundu | Diwali Legiyum Recipe | Traditional Method
Diwali Marundu (Legium) is a home made ayurvedic medicine made using common spices and herbs. On the day of Diwali we usually take a teaspoon of Deepavali marundhu after the oil bath in the empty stomach. This will help to enable the digestion and prepare our stomach for the grand Diwali feast. There are few variations in preparing this Marundu. I have given here the traditional method which requires specific ayurvedic ingredients which are usually available in the country medicine stores (nattu marundhu kadai). I have also given another method to make Marundu using available ingredients in the home.
Servings: 5 people
Calories: 240kcal
Equipment
- Heavy Bottomed Pan
- Mixer Grinder
Ingredients
- 1 inch Sukku (Dry ginger)
- 1 inch Sitharathai
- 1 inch Adhimadhuram
- ½ teaspoon Ajwain / Carom Seeds / Omam
- 1 teaspoon Peppercorns
- ½ teaspoon Cumin seeds
- 1 inch Parangi Pattai
- 5 small pieces Kanda Thipili
- 5 small pieces Arisi Thipili / Long Pepper
- 50 gms Panai Vellam
- 1 tablespoon Ghee
- 1 tablespoon Honey
Instructions
- First lets get ready with our ingredients. Take all the roots, sukku, sitharathai, adhimathuram, parangi pattai, kandanthipilli, arisi thipilli, pepper, ajwain, cumin seeds and dry roast it individually till they are hot and then take them to the mixer
- Grind it to a nice powder in the mixer. Sieve the ground powder twice, to get smooth powder
- Now our legiyum powder is ready. Take the honey, ghee and palm sugar. Break the palm sugar and keep it ready
- Take a bowl, add broken palm sugar and add water to soak it. Keep it in flame and allow the jaggery to dissolve. Then pass the jaggery juice through the strainer to get rid of sand or other dust particles. Again add the strained jaggery juice to the pan and allow it to boil, till it becomes sticky and thick.
- Now add ground powder to the jaggery juice and mix well. Add ghee and stir continuously, till the mixture gets thickens and starts leaving the sides of the pan. If you take a small quantity and try to roll, it should roll like a ball. Remove from flame
- The healthy Deepavali Marundu is ready to serve!
Nutrition
Serving: 50g | Calories: 240kcal | Fat: 8g