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Moong Dal Payasam
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Moong Dal Payasam

a traditional Mangalorean dessert
Course Dessert
Cuisine Indian, Mangalorean
Keyword Mangalorean dessert, Mangalorean festive dessert, moong dal kheer, Moong Dal Payasa, Moong Dal Payasam, Paramana
Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings 4

Ingredients

  • ½ cup Moong dal
  • ¼  cup Sabudana
  • 1 cup Fresh coconut
  • 1 cup jaggery powder
  • ¾ cup mixed dry fruits (cashews, almonds, raisins)
  • 1 tsp Cardamom powder
  • ¼ tsp salt                                                          
  • 1 tbsp Ghee       

Instructions

  • Wash and soak moong dal and sabudana separately foran hour. 
  • Grind fresh coconut with ½ a cup of water.
  • Strain through a fine sieve and collect the coconut milk in a bowl. This is the first extract (thick coconut milk).
  • Grind the coconut remains again with ½ cup water.Strain and collect the coconut milk. This is the second extract (thin coconutmilk). Keep it aside. 
  • Cook the moong dal with 1 cup of water in apressure cooker for 3 to 4 whistles. Let it cool down.
  • Heat 1 tbsp ghee in a pan. Add the dry fruits.Saute for 3 to 4 mins on slow flame. Keep this aside.
  • Heat a deep pan. Add the cooked moong dal and coconut milk.
  • Mix well and mash the cooked moong dal thoroughly with the back of the spoon.
  • Add a cup of water, soaked sabudana,  jaggery powder and mix well. Cook on a slow flame.
  • Keep stirring till the jaggery dissolves and sabudana is cooked.
  • Add salt, powdered cardamom and mix. Add the fried dry fruits in the kheer.  
  • Serve hot or you can refrigerate it and serve cold .Either ways, it tastes awesome.