Green Gram Payasam
ingredients
1. green gram dhal(cheru payar)- 1 cup
2. jaggery- 250 gm
3. ghee- 1 tsp
4. coconut milk-4 cup
5. cashew nuts fried in ghee- 1 dsp
coconut sliced into small pieces
and fried in coconut oil-1 dsp
cumin seeds powder- a pinch
6. boiling water- 4 cups
method
Fry the dhal in a hot pan. Cook the dhal in boiling water. When it is very soft add jaggery. When it melts and most of the syrup is absorbed, add ghee. Keep stirring and saute . Take it off the fire and mix the coconut milk. Let it simmer again. When the payasam is fairly thick, add the 5th ingredients and remove from fire.
1. green gram dhal(cheru payar)- 1 cup
2. jaggery- 250 gm
3. ghee- 1 tsp
4. coconut milk-4 cup
5. cashew nuts fried in ghee- 1 dsp
coconut sliced into small pieces
and fried in coconut oil-1 dsp
cumin seeds powder- a pinch
6. boiling water- 4 cups
method
Fry the dhal in a hot pan. Cook the dhal in boiling water. When it is very soft add jaggery. When it melts and most of the syrup is absorbed, add ghee. Keep stirring and saute . Take it off the fire and mix the coconut milk. Let it simmer again. When the payasam is fairly thick, add the 5th ingredients and remove from fire.
Lakshmi Pillai, Mumbai
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