PARIPPU PAYASAM
A traditional sweet dish preparation
Ingredients
Moong dal – 200 gms
Jaggery – 400 gms
Ghee – 1 ½ tbsp
Coconut milk – 2 lt
Cardamom – 5
Dry ginger – 1 pinch
Cashew nut – 15 gms
Dry raisins – 15 gms
Dry coconut – 20 gms
Water – as required
Method
- Fry the moong dal in a pan till its golden brown.
- Add 1 litre of water to it and allow it to boil.
- Melt the jaggery and add to the boiling water and keep stirring this mixture till it becomes dry.
- Add 1 litre of coconut milk to this mixture and stir till it reduces to 1/4th
- Add cardamom and the dry ginger paste.
- Add 1 litre of coconut milk and cook for two minutes.
- In a separate pan, heat ghee and fry the cashew nuts and raisins. Add this to the payasam.