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Paruppu payasam
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
25 mins
 

South Indian traditional sweet

Course: Dessert, Drinks
Cuisine: Indian
Keyword: dessert, kheer, payasam, Sweet
Servings: 4
Author: Sivagami Meganathan
Ingredients
Coconut Milk
  • 1/4 cup Shredded coconut
  • Required water
Garnishing
  • 3 tsp Ghee
  • 10 Chopped cashews
  • 10 Raisins
  • 1/4 cup Shredded coconut
Jaggery syrup
  • 1 cup Jaggery
  • Required water
Other ingredients
  • 1 cup Moong dal
  • 1/2 tsp Cardamom powder
  • 500 ml Water
Instructions
Coconut Milk
  1. In a mixer jar, add 1/4 cup of shredded coconut, and add required water.

  2. Make it a fine paste.

  3. Now squeeze the coconut to take milk with a strainer (to avoid coconut solids).

Garnishing
  1. In a small pan, heat 3 tsp of ghee.

  2. Add 10 chopped cashew nuts and few raisins.

  3. Cook till light brown.

  4. Now add 1/4 cup of shredded coconut.

  5. Cook till the cashews, raisins, and coconut becomes golden brown.

Jaggery syrup
  1. In a pan add 1 cup jaggery and required water for jaggery syrup.

  2. Cook till the jaggery melts and keep it aside.

Kheer/Payasam
  1. In a pan add 1 cup of moong dal, roast till nice aroma comes out.

  2. Once done, add 500 ml of water and bring it to boil.

  3. Cook covered till the moong dal becomes soft (15 minutes) or pressure cook for 3 whistles.

  4. Once done, strain and add jaggery syrup.

  5. Add prepared coconut milk and combine everything well and cook for a minute.

  6. Add 1/2 tsp of cardamom powder, and roasted coconut, cashews, and raisins.

  7. Mix well and turn off the flame.

  8. Serve hot or chilled.

Recipe Notes
  • If you want the payasam to be thick, reduce the water while cooking moong dal.
  • Apart from cashew nuts and almonds, you can add pista chaos/walnuts.
  • You can make the payasam with some other dal too, like toor dal/masoor dal.