Prasad

When I was a child visiting Trinidad, the only way my father could persuade me to go to the many Hindu prayer meetings to which he was invited was with the promise of prasad, a sweet dessert that is given to guests at the end of a Hindu religious ceremony. The basic “pudding” is garnished with coconut, raisins, and nuts, which are collectively called panjaree. It’s generally accepted that panjaree is only for actual religious functions although plain prasad—called mo