चन्द्रप्रभा-पायसम्

chandraprabhA - Sweet Dish cooked in Milk

अथ चन्द्रप्रभा-पायसम्। Now its about chandraprabhA - Sweet Dish cooked in Milk.  

पायसम् इत्यस्य अर्थः कः? Why पायसम् is called so? 

पयसा पच्यते इति पायसम्। पयः – Milk। As पायसम् is made out of milk, it is called so. J

अस्तु श्लोकं पश्याम। 

मूलश्लोकः 

शुभेऽर्धक्वथिते दुग्धे घृताक्तान् तन्डुलान्न्यसेत्।संसिद्धा मधुसंसिक्ता क्षीरी चन्द्रप्रभा भवेत्॥ १२.१ 

पदच्छेदः

शुभे – good/pure, अर्धक्वथिते – partly boiled, दुग्धे – in the milk,  घृताक्तान् – smeared with Ghee, तन्डुलान् – rice grains, न्यसेत् -should put , संसिद्धा –well prepared, मधुसंसिक्ता –added with honey,क्षीरी – milk-dish चन्द्रप्रभा –moonlight,भवेत् – should become 

अन्वयः

घृताक्तान् तन्डुलान् शुभे अर्धक्वथिते दुग्धे न्यसेत्। संसिद्धा मधुसंसिक्ता क्षीरी चन्द्रप्रभा भवेत्। 

Meaning

Rice grains smeared with Ghee is put in pure partly boiled milk. When well prepared with the addition of honey, it should become the milk-dish चन्द्रप्रभा 

Let us see the next श्लोकः। 

मूलश्लोकः

कुङ्कुमं च विनिक्षिप्य पचेत्पीतत्वहेतुना।चन्द्रप्रभाकृतिः क्षीरी रक्तपित्तविनाशिनी॥ १२.२  

पदच्छेदः

कुङ्कुमम् –saffron, च – also/and, विनिक्षिप्य – by adding, पचेत् – should cook, पीतत्व-हेतुना – to get yellowish hue, चन्द्रप्रभाकृतिः – चन्द्रप्रभा dish, क्षीरी –milk-dish, रक्त-पित्त-विनाशिनी – cures bleeding disorders

अन्वयः

पीतत्वहेतुना कुङ्कुमं च विनिक्षिप्य पचेत्। क्षीरी चन्द्रप्रभाकृतिः रक्तपित्तविनाशिनी।

Meaning

One can add Saffron to it to impart yellowish hue. This Milk-dish resembling the moonlight cures bleeding disorders.

Did you notice one thing? In this sweet Milk-dish only honey is added. No Sugar or jiggery. This has to be a wonderful healthy dish.

Ingredients

Rice

Ghee - Clarified Butter - little to smear over the rice 

Milk 

Honey - enough to sweeten the dish 

Saffron - Colouring and flavouring agent

Method

1. Put the rice grains smeared with Ghee in pure partly boiled milk. 

2. When the rice is well cooked add honey. 

3. Add Saffron to make the dish with yellowish hue.

The resultant dish is चन्द्रप्रभा क्षीरी।