Hesaru Bele Gasagase Payasa | Moongdal Kaskas Payasam
A traditional and healthy dessert made out of lentils and Poppy Seeds
Servings 6 People
Calories 193kcal
Ingredients
- ⅓ Cup Split yellow Moong dal
- 1 tablespoon Raw Rice
- 2 tablespoon Kaskas/Gasagase/Poppy Seeds
- ¼ cup coconut
- ⅔ - ¾ cup Organic powdered Jaggery or as required
- 2 no Green Cardamom seeds
- ½ Tsp Dry ginger
- 1 tablespoon Ghee/Clarified Butter
- 2 tablespoon Fried Cashews and Raisins
- 3 -3.5 Cups Water,as required to adjust consistency
Instructions
- Dry roast 1 tablespoon of raw rice on a iron griddle till golden brown and keep it aside.
- On the same griddle,Dry roast 2 tablespoon of Kaskas/gasaase and set aside in a bowl.
- Place both dry roasted rice and poppy seeds in a bowl.
- Add ¼ cup of warm water to it and soak it for about 15 minutes.
- Rinse and wash Split Moong dal , soak for 10 minutes,drain water and set aside.
- In a pressure cooker, add 1 teaspoon of Ghee/clarified butter and roast soaked moong dal on low heat for 5 minutes, till you get nice aroma.
- Add 1 cup of water and pressure cook for 1 whistle.
- Whilst, add fresh coconut , soaked rice ,poppy seeds ,cardamom and dry ginger in a blender/mixer and blend to fine paste .
- Allow pressure to settle on its own, dal need not be completely mashed ,it just needs to be cooked.
- Add the blended poppy seeds paste into cooked dal , add 2.5-3 cups of water.
- Add powdered jaggery ,mix well everything.
- Bring it to boil, finally add fried raisins and cashews ,mix well everything and serve hot or warm ,topped with chopped nuts .
Notes
- Payasa will be of semi liquid consistency neither thick nor thin, but you can adjust water as per your preferences .
Nutrition
Calories: 193kcal
