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MOONGDAL KHEER / பாசிப்பருப்பு பாயசம்

Hi All,
Dussehra is nearing and I started preparing menu as what to prepare for festival. Every year I prepare a menu but atlast finally I will end up with something else other than the menu I prepared 😔.
This year this payasam is in my menu list, Moong dal payasam is one of the easiest payasam/ kheer you could prepare in home within 20 mins, also it is very healthy too.
Easy, peasy moongdal payasam recipe is as below,
COOKING TIME : 20 mins.
SERVINGS : 3 members

INGREDIENTS :
Yellow moong dal/ pasiparupu – 1/2 cup
Jaggery – 3/4 cup ( appx).
Cashews- 1 tsp
Raisins – 1 tsp.
Boiled milk- 1/2 cup.
Cardamom – 2 nos ( powdered).
Water- 1 1/2 cup.
Ghee- 1 tsp

METHOD :
  1. Dry roast moongdal for a minute until aroma comes.
  2. Remove from flame and let it come down to room temperature.
  3. Add the roasted moong dal to pressure cooker, water and boil for 4 whistles or until dal cooks to soft. 
  4. When pressure subsides, open the cooker and mash the dal roughly using ladle .
  5. Heat ghee in a wide pan and add cashews, raisins and fry till cashews turn golden brown and raisins puffs. Remove from ghee and keep it aside.
  6. In a wide pan add jaggery, 1/8 cup water and boil till jaggery melts.
  7. Now add mashed dal, mix well without lumps and boil for a minute.
  8. Then add boiled milk, cardamom powder, fried cashews and raisins. Mix well.
  9. Let the kheer boil for 5 more mins till it thickens a little as per your desired consistency.
  10. Remove from flame and serve with papads or dal vada as per your choice.
    NOTES :
  1. Adjust milk and jaggery as per your taste and required consistency.
  2. It can be stored in refrigerator for a day.
  3. Both hot and cold kheer tastes amazing.
    HAPPY COOKING!!
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