Thursday, January 04, 2007

Paasi paruppu paayasam/Moong dal kheer

Paasiparuppu/yellow moong dal - 1 cup
Jaggery - 1 cup
Milk/Soy milk - 2 cup
Ghee - 4 tbsp
Raisins - 4 tbsp
Cashews - 2 tbsp

To grind:
coconut - 1/2 cup
elaichi - 4

Fry the yellow moong dal in 1 tbsp ghee till the color changes to golden brown. Add water and allow the dal to cook. When it's three-fourth done, add the milk and the ground mixture. When the dal is well cooked, add jaggery. After 5 mins, remove from the stovetop and keep it aside. Fry the raisins and chopped cashews and add to the paayasam.

This is my Amma's recipe(Soy milk is my substitution).