Easiest Way to Prepare Tasty Paruppu Payasam

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Paruppu Payasam. The Paruppu Payasam is a very traditional South Indian payasam/kheer recipe made from moong dal and chana dal, coconut milk,cardamom and dark jaggery. The coconut milk makes the payasam silky and creamy. The flavour combination of the payasam is so good that you cannot stop at just one bowl. moong dal payasam recipe

Sharing one more sweet recipe for Ganesh Chaturthi.

During festive occasions, payasam is one dish that is made in most households. what is payasam in south India, is called as kheer in north India.

This paruppu payasam is a very easy dessert to make.

You can have Paruppu Payasam using 10 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Paruppu Payasam

1. It’s 1/2 cup of split moong dal.

2. It’s 1 teaspoon of ghee.

3. Prepare 3/4 cup of jaggery.

4. Prepare 1 cup of thin coconut milk.

5. You need 1/2 cup of thick coconut milk.

6. It’s 1/4 teaspoon of cardamom powder.

7. It’s 2 teaspoon of ghee.

8. You need 6 of cashew nuts.

9. Prepare 1 tablespoon of raisins.

10. It’s 2 tbsp of dry coconut slivers.

The only thing to pay attention to is the consistency of cooking the moong dal.

If you get that right, there is nothing else you would need to worry about.

The cooked moong dal and coconut milk adds a nice bit of creaminess to the payasam.

Paruppu Payasam Recipe An Outlook : Paruppu payasam recipe is popular in the states of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andra Pradesh.

Paruppu Payasam instructions

1. Roast moong dal in pressure cooker or in any other vessel at low to medium heat for 4 - 5 minutes. Now add 1.5 cup water and 1 teaspoon ghee along with moong dal in pressure pressure cooker and cook it until three whistles. Let the pressure come down on its own..

2. Takeout cooked moong dal in a pot and mash it. Add half cup of water and 1.5 cup thin coconut milk to it and mix it well. Put the pot on medium heat and add jaggery to it. You can even add normal milk instead of coconut milk. Cook it for 8 to 10 minutes..

3. Now add half cup thick coconut milk and simmer it for 2 minutes. Dont cook it on high heat for too long otherwise coconut milk can split..

4. Turn off the heat and add cardamom powder to it. Now take some ghee in a pan and add all the chopped dry fruits to it and roast it on medium heat for a minute. Add it to the prepared payasam along with ghee. Let the payasam cool down at room temperature. Keep it in the refrigerator to make it cold..

5. Delicious payasam is ready to serve..

It is a traditional festive sweet and it is always associated with cultural celebrations in the Southern India.

Paruppu payasam is one of the traditional Tamil brahmin style payasam, made in our home during festival times.

During our childhood days, only when we have guests amma makes milk based paaysam, that too mostly Semiya payasam.

I never liked the jaggery based payasam during my childhood days.

But after I got married somehow I slowly started.