Panakam

This is usually made on Sri Rama Navami.

Ingredients:

Jaggery, Black pepper, water

Mix jaggery with cold water. It takes time to dissolve. After the jaggery completely dissolves, filter the water. Then add some finely powdered black pepper. I prefer to grind the pepper myself instead of store bought pepper powder. This gives a very nice flavor.

When you taste it, you should be able to taste the sweetness of jaggery and the spice from the pepper.