Moong dal payasam recipe
A traditional , healthy and tasty dessert made with yellow split lentils , fresh coonut and poppy seeds . Sweetened with jaggery and flavoured with cardamom powder.
Servings 4 People
Calories 337kcal
Ingredients
- ½ cup Split yellow Moong dal
- 1 tablespoon Rice
- 1.5 tablespoon Poppy Seeds
- ¼ cup Fresh Coconut
- ⅔ - ¾ cup Organic powdered Jaggery or as required
- 3 no Green Cardamom seeds
- ½ Tsp Dry ginger
- 2 tablespoon Ghee/Clarified Butter
- 2 tablespoon Fried Cashews and Raisins
- 3 Cups Water,as required to adjust consistency
Instructions
Preparations
- Rinse and wash split yellow moong dal , soak for 10 -15 minutes.
- In pan, dry roast 1 tablespoon of raw rice for 2-3 minutes on low heat . Add fresh coconut and continue to roast until aroma wafts in air.
- Now add 1.5 tablespoon of poppy seeds and roast until , poppy seeds starts to splutter.
- Trasfer all roated ingredients into a bowl and add ¼ cup of warm water . Soak for 10 -15 minutes.
- Add ¼ cup of warm water to it and soak it for about 15 minutes.
- Add soaked coconut , poppyseeds , roasted rice alongh with water into a blender,
- Also add 3 green cardamom pods , ginger powder and blend to a smooth fine paste.
To make Payasam
- In a pressure cooker, add 1 tablespoon of ghee/clarified butterand roast soaked moong dal on low heat for 5 minutes, till you get nice aroma.
- Add 1 cup of water and pressure cook for 2 whistles.
- When pressure releases on its own , remove lid and check if lentils are cooked to soft and should mash easily . If not cooked , cook until soft .
- Lightly mash moongdal ( yellow lentils) from backside of a spoon . It should not be completely mushy , it should just be mashed gently for about 50 %.
- Now add coconut-rice--poppyseeds-paste and powdered jaggery.
- Add 1.5-2 cups of water and stir well.
- Bring it to gentle boil . When it starts to thicken , set aside from the stove.
- Bring it to boil, finally add fried raisins and cashews ,mix well everything and serve hot or warm ,topped with chopped nuts .
- In a seasoning pan , heat 1 tablespoon of clarified buteer . Fry cashews and raisins and pour over the prepared payasam.
- Serve payasam hot or warm.
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Notes
- Payasa will be of semi liquid consistency neither thick nor thin, but you can adjust water as per your preferences .
Nutrition
Calories: 337kcal