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Thursday, August 26, 2010

Dal Payasam






I am right now officially enjoying my month long vacation !!!

I was completely buried with my finals and project for the past three weeks that I almost didn't notice  Onam was near...by then there was no time to prepare anything special...


But how can I pass Onam without even a payasam....and thats when I decided to make Dal payasam :)

Dal payasam is made by combining cooked dal with melted jaggery and coconut milk, which is then flavored with spices...
Dal can be cooked in boiling water...but cooking using pressure cooker is much faster.
If planning to cook without pressure cooker make sure to sock the dal in water for several hours. This helps to cook dal faster.



Recipe:
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  1. Split moong dal       -  1 cup
  2. Jaggery                 -   2 cups
  3. Cardamom             -   few pods crushed/ powdered
  4. Thin coconut milk     -  1 1/2 cup
  5. Thick coconut milk    -  1/2 cup
  6. Cashew nut             -  few, slightly fried in ghee. (golden raisins, dried coconut pieces can be added  )
  7. Ghee                      -  as required. 


  1. Slightly roast moong dal on high heat for 2-3 min.
  2. Pressure cook moong dal with 3 cup of water.
  3. Meanwhile melt jaggery with little water in a saucepan on medium heat.
  4. Strain the melted jaggery to remove any residue.
  5. Once the dal is cooked well, mash it.
  6. Heat ghee, add the mashed dal, melted jaggery, stir and mix well 
  7. Add thin coconut milk and stir in a constant direction for sometime in a medium low heat.
  8. When it gets thick, add the crushed cardamom, thick coconut milk. Combine well and take off from heat.




One of my favorite ways to eat dal payasam is with ripe bananas....:)

10 comments:

  1. Superb ..loved the look..so creamy and yummyy!!

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  2. Yummmy and droolworthy payasam..very tempting clicks..

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  3. Love this and this is how I would make it too :-)

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  4. wow dal payasam is my favorite ...love ur photographs ...payasam looks awesome

    Satya
    http://www.superyummyrecipes.com

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  5. Belated Onam wishes Ann, Payasam adipoli aytund tou...

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  6. tempting payasam looks delicious..1st time to your wonderful space... do visit mine sometime..

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  7. Looks great! Have a great vacation.

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  8. This is my favourite of all payasams. The combination of lentils, jaggery and coconut milk is unbeatable.

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  9. Love the colours...and the payasam ofcourse.
    hey nice to know ure from triv as well..did u study there too?

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