Name: Bela Pana recipe by Amrita Dwivedy at BetterButter
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: Ripe bela- 2 medium; Ripe banana- 2 big; Rasogola- 5 smashed (chena can be used in place of rasogola); Coconut- 1/2 grated; Sugar- 12 tbsp; Curd- 1/2 cup beaten; Black pepper powder- 1 tbsp; Green cardamom powder- 1 tbsp; Water- 4 cups (as per consistency)

ABOUT Bela Pana RECIPE

Bela pana is a very healthy, delicious and traditional drink made from fruit pulps of Bael (also known as wood apple) in Odisha. It makes a perfect summer drink and it has its own history. Bela pana is offered as bhog on occassion of pana sankranti or Odiya New year which falls during summer. Besides, it has some medicinal properties and it serves as an antidote for sunstroke.

Ingredients Serving: 1

Ripe bela- 2 medium
Ripe banana- 2 big
Rasogola- 5 smashed (chena can be used in place of rasogola)
Coconut- 1/2 grated
Sugar- 12 tbsp
Curd- 1/2 cup beaten
Black pepper powder- 1 tbsp
Green cardamom powder- 1 tbsp
Water- 4 cups (as per consistency)

Instructions

Break bela and extract all the pulps to a bowl using spoon
Mix some water to these extracted pulps. Mix properly by using hands
Now using a strainer, strain out all the seeds and the coarse remaining
Keep the fruit pulp in a bowl
Now add banana, coconut, rasogola, curd, sugar, pepper powder, cardamom powder and water
The drink shouldn't not be so much watery. So do not add much water
Mix properly till the sugar dissolves
Serve it like this or refrigerated served chilled

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