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Try this simple but very tasty holiday dessert.
Prasad means "sacred, blessed food"-- it becomes "sacred" because we put our good intentions, best wishes and highest blessing in it as we make it so that others can gain the benefit from our own healing energy that we add to the food. Prasad is often given in temples in various forms for the benefit of carrying healing energy to others. Often gurus, sacred teachers and others also give prasad to help uplift and inspire.
Ingredients:
two cups of Kamut grain, cream of wheat, or amaranth granules. You can mix one third each or just one of each--is great
Kamut: is a remarkable grain from Egypt--available at Middle Eastern stores or Whole Foods. It has a buttery, light taste, is low in gluten and rich in minerals and protein.--It was sacred and highly prized with the ancient Pharaohs and gods of Egypt.....
four to five cups of water
3 cups of mixed LIGHT brown sugar and turbinado sugar
1 cup of black and golden raisins mixed together
1/4 to 1/2 cup of ghee or clarified butter. Substitute almond oil if you cannot find ghee.
You can even add more ghee to taste if needed.
1/2 to three fourths cup of chopped slivered almonds and cashews--
Spices:
1/2 to one teaspoon each-- of freshly ground allspice, cardamom, and cloves. More or less to taste. Some people reduce the clove powder to avoid overpowering the other spices. Cardamom is the one that is mostly used in greater proportion, usually.
Method:
Take your water, start with four cups and bring to a gentle boil. Add the sugar and mix thoroughly. While the water is cool--add the raisins.
In a little saucepan, toast the chopped slivered almonds and cashews til lightly golden brown and when a nice aroma fills the air.
Add these to the gently boiling water.
Slowly, slowly but steadily sprinkle and stir in the cereal granules of Kamut, Cream of Wheat and/or Amaranth. The reason is that you must slowly pour the granules in and keep stirring to avoid creating uncooked lumps of cereal that get trapped within the rest of the properly cooking and boiling cereal mixture..... Add a little more or less water during the process, a little more or less sugar as you do this as well....
Fold in the ghee and bring the mixture to a gentle boil. Do not be alarmed that the mixture "hisses" and sputters, but keep stirring continuously to avoid the bottom of the pan to be left with burned cereal. Reduce the heat as needed and use common sense.
Add in all powdered spices and allow the mixture to cool to room temperature. OR place in the fridge. The mixture will harden into a nice soft dough. That is the consistency needed. It should not be runny-- like regular --cereal.
After cooling, with your hands form and make small to medium size balls. Then arrange decoratively according to your talent and desire.
Before serving, if inspired, place your right hand over the stacked balls and offer your healing energy, blessings, good wishes and intentions upon the food. This energy will transfer to those eating these treats. Focus on one's third eye and visualize golden light moving in through the third eye through the heart and through your right hand, enveloping the treats--visualize the treats absorbing this golden light.......this is the real art and secret of serving prasad------
Enjoy this delicious holiday treat--very simple, yet very elegant and tasty---!
Dr. Rama
Dallas Texas
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