Lehyam

[4][5] Lehyam is prepared using powdered medicine, jaggery, sugar, honey, in an aqueous medium of water.

Ghee is often added as a preserving agent, and after preparation, the food may be rolled into small balls and left to harden within a vessel, edible for up to a year.

For instance, in Tamil Nadu, inji lekiyam, for which the salient ingredient is ginger, is offered to a new mother shortly after her delivery.

[7] Nellikai lekiyam, for which the salient ingredient is star gooseberry, is offered to children to boost their immunity.

[7] In South India, lehyam is often prepared and purchased on the occasion of Deepavali to aid the digestion, and counteract the effects, of eating sweets during the festival.