Moong dal payasam

Author Mayavi Khandelwal

Prep time

5 Min

Cook time

20 Min

Total time

25 Min

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Moong dal payasam

Traditional moong dal payasam sweet dish is made with moong dal, jaggery, coconut milk, nuts, and ghee. This recipe doesn’t require the use of ghee and yet tastes delicious.

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Ingredients

• 1/2 cup moong dal or 100 grams moong dal (pasi paruppu)
• 1 cup water to be added in the pan containing moong dal
• 1.5 cups water to be added in pressure cooker
• Other Ingredients
• 1/2 cup thin coconut milk
• 3/4 cup jaggery powder or grated jaggery
• 1 cup thick coconut milk or 250 ml
• 1/2 teaspoon cardamom powder or seeds of 4 to 5 green cardamoms, crushed in a mortar-pestle
• 12 to 15 cashews
• 1 tablespoon raisins

Instructions

1. Cooking Moong Dal
2. Rinse 1/2 cup moong dal a couple of times. Take the moong dal and 1 cup water in a small pan.
3. Place this pan in a pressure cooker. Add 1.5 cups water in the pressure cooker. Pressure cook moong dal for 5 to 6 whistles on medium flame or for 9 to 10 minutes. You can also cook the lentils directly in the cooker. In this case, you can add 1.5 cups water to the lentils and then pressure cook.
4. When the pressure settles down on its own, remove the lid and check the dal. The lentils should be cooked well.
5. Making Paruppu Payasam
6. Pour the entire contents of the small pan (cooked moong dal + water) in another pan or a kadai.
7. Mash the moong dal with a spoon or with a hand blender for a smooth texture.
8. Add 1/2 cup thin coconut milk or water and mix well.
9. Add 3/4 cup jaggery powder. For a less sweet taste, you can add 1/2 cup jaggery powder or grated jaggery.
10. Keep the pan or kadai on stove top and on a low flame heat this mixture.
11. Keep on stirring so that the jaggery dissolves. Once all the jaggery dissolves, then add 1 cup thick coconut milk.
12. Mix very well and just gently heat for a minute or two. Switch off the flame and keep aside. Do not overheat or boil as the coconut milk can curdle.
13. Bake the cashews in the oven till golden. Soak the raisins in just enough water for at least 2 hours so that they plump up.
14. Now add the cashews, raisins, and cardamom powder to the payasam.
15. Mix very well and serve pasi paruppu payasam hot or warm.

Notes

This is such an easy and budget-friendly recipe. All of the ingredients are usually available at home and can be enjoyed at any time.

Disclaimer: Some or all allergens may not be listed

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