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Moong Dal Payasam

Course Dessert
Cuisine Indian, South Indian
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 6 people

Ingredients

  • 2 cups Moong dal
  • 1 cup Full Cream Milk
  • 1 1/2 or 2 cups Grated Jaggery
  • 2 Cardamom or Elachi
  • 2 tbsp Ghee
  • Dry fruits as desired

Instructions

Jaggery Syrup

  • Take a pot, add jaggery and little water and stir on low flame till jaggery melts. Filter the jaggery syrup and let it cool.
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Moong dal Payasam

  • Wash the moong dal and make it dry. Roast the moong dal till you get the nice aroma.
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  • Take a pressure cooker, add moong dal and add 1 cup of water and pressure cook for 2 whistles. 
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  • Add milk to the moong dal to the consistency and cook on a low flame.
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  • Add elachi or cardamom powder and mix well.
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  • Add jaggery syrup to the moong dal and mix well. If we add hot jaggery syrup, most of the times milk will curdle. So cool the jaggery syrup before adding.
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  • Add ghee to the frying pan, upon heated fry the dry fruits.
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  • Add the dry fruits to the moong dal payasam.
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