Parippu Payasam – A Rapturous Dessert with Jaggery
Posted by azeeskitchen on February 14, 2012
This is our traditional dessert and ofcourse a keralite’s blissful dessert. This dish reminds me of my mom because she prepares this yummy payasam on all important occassions and it’s a must in our house whenever we (her children) visit our house. Hmm…now, in her place, i made this payasam for one such important occasions in our home and everyone loved it.
Ingredients :
- Green gram dal (Moongh Dal) – 3/4 cup
- Water – 1 1/2 cups
- Jaggery (powered) - 1- 1 1/2 cups
- Cardamoms – 4-5
- A few cashewnuts broken into pieces
- Milk – 1 1/2 cups
- A few raisons
- Small piece coconut, cut into tiny pieces – 1
- Ghee – 1 tbsp
Method :
1. Boil dal to a light brown colour. Remove, cool : wash.
2. Add water, set to boil. When Dal has cooked, mash thoroughly.
3. Add jaggery and continue to cook till jaggery has dissolved.
4. Add milk, boil further for 2-3 minutes, remove from fire.
5. heat ghee, fry cashew nut pieces, coconut pieces and raisons, each separately. Add cardamom powder, along with camphor, mix all of it.
Variations :
1. This payasam can be prepared with coconut milk also. For this, use gratings of half the coconut and if desired 1/2 cup milk as well.
2. Take out first milk, then second, and third milk.
3. Add to the dal the third milk (add some water if the quantity is not sufficient), set to boil, when done, mash thoroughly.
4. Add second milk and jaggery, cook till done.
5. Add first milk, boil just once and remove from fire.
6. Add ordinary milk and garnish as before.
