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onam special-mung dal /moong dal kheer/pasi paruppu payasam

Onam special- Make mung dal /moong dal kheer | Pasi Paruppu Payasam

A most relished recipe among the Onam Sadhya. A sweet dessert served in banana leaf among with Onam Sadhya recipes.
Course Dessert, Onam, Party Food
Cuisine Indian, Kerala

Ingredients
  

  • Moong dal-1/2 cup
  • Water
  • Jaggery-3/4cup
  • Cardamom powder-3/4 tsp
  • Coconut milk-1 cup coconut cream-dilute with 1/2 cup of water-1/2 cup
  • Cashew nut-6 to 8 break into pieces and 5 for decorating
  • Raisins-10
  • Fried/roasted vermicelli-4 tbsp
  • Sago/tapioca pearls-3 tbsp
  • Ghee-2tsp

Instructions
 

  • Boil the water until it boils and add sago/tapioca pearl until the sago becomes translunet.
  • Dry roast mung dal/moong dal/Pasi Payaru in a pan until it turns into golden colour.
  • Add water to the mung dal and cook until it cooks 3/4.
  • Meanwhile, boil water in a pan.
  • Add jaggery/Nattu Sakkarai and mix well until it dissolves.
  • I am going to strain the jaggery syrup to get rid of the sand or dust.
  • Keep aside the jaggery syrup.
  • Add salt to the mung dal.
  • Add fried vermicelli and cook along with mung dal.
  • Strain and add the jaggery syrup into the mung dal.
  • Add cardamom powder and mix well.
  • Add boiled sago/tapioca pearls and mix until everything blends together and absorbs the jaggery syrup.
  • Add diluted coconut cream or coconut milk.
  • Add ghee in a pan and heat.
  • Add cashew nuts and fry till it turns into slight golden brown.
  • In the same ghee fry the raisins.
  • Now add the cashew nuts and raisins along with the ghee in the kheer/payasam.
  • Serve hot if you prefer.

Notes

  • Ghee is clarified butter.
  • Be cautious when dry roasting the dal/ Payaru to avoid burning. If it is over-roasted the kheer/payasam will be bitter.
  • I am using coconut cream so I am diluting the cream with 1/2 cup os water. If you are using homemade coconut milk the consistency should be medium thick neither too watery nor too thick.
Keyword coconut milk, dessert, kerala food, moong dal kheer, mung dal kheer, onam sadhya, paruppu payasam, simple healthy dessert