Kadalai Parrupu Payasam

This is the last post for this weeks BM, Lets end with a dessert. Kadalai Parrupu payasam is one of the traditional payasam in Tamil Nadu. This is bit different than regular payasam it will be chewier; the grated coconut will be good for muching. This is my mom’s recipe.

Ingredients:

Split chana dal (Kadalai parrupu)	½ cup
Raw rice	¼ cup
Jaggery	¾ cup
Cardamom powder	¼ tsp
Cashew nut chopped	1 Tbsp
Ghee	2 tsp
Coconut grated	2 Tbsp

 

Directions:

1. Pressure cook chana dal and rice together with 3 cups of water for 3 whistles (Chana dal will be slightly overcooked and rice should be mushy).
2. Add little water to jaggery and heat until it dissolves, filter the syrup to cooked chana dal mixture and cook for 5 minutes.
3. Mean while heat ghee and roast cashew nut. Finally add grated coconut, cashew nut and cinnamon powder and cook for another 2 minutes.
4. Turn off the stove and enjoy warm.

Note:

You can add coconut milk after adding jaggery its optional.

 

 

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Paneer kheer / Paneer Payasam

This is my next paneer recipe. I like this very much because it taste a bit like basunthi, I am a big fan of it.

Ingredients:

Milk	2 cup
Paneer grated	¾ cup
Condensed milk	¼ cup
Cashew nut	1 Tbsp
Raisin	1 Tbsp
Cardamom powder	¼ tsp
Saffron	A pinch
Almonds chopped	1 Tbsp
Ghee	½ Tbsp

 

Directions:

1. Boil milk in a heavy bottomed pan, add saffron and simmer, reduce it to 1 ½ cup quantity.
2. Now add condensed milk and boil for few more minutes.
3. Mean while heat ghee, roast cashew nut and raisins. Add this mixture to milk with cardamom powder.
4. Mix well add paneer and turn off the stove. Serve cold or hot with almond topping.

 

 

 

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