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Moong Dhal Payasam

This moong dhal payasam is a traditional South Indian dessert with just a few staple ingredients during festivals like Krishna Jayanthi, Ganesha chathurthi, Tamil New Year, Ugadi, and Onam.
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Ingredients

  • ½ cup Split yellow Moong dhal
  • ½ cup Jaggery grated
  • 1 cup Milk
  • 2 cups Water
  • 1-2 Cardamom crushed
  • 10 Cashews halved
  • 1 tbsp Raisins
  • 2 tsp Ghee

Instructions

  • Wash the moon dhal, add 2 cups of water and cook on a medium flame. In about 15 minutes the dhal would be cooked.
  • In the meantime, boil a cup of milk and let it cool.
  • At this stage add the grated jaggery, crushed cardamom. Continue cooking on a medium flame till all the jaggery is dissolved and mixture has a creamy consistency. Add the cool milk and switch off the flame.
  • Heat ghee in a pan. Fry the cashews and raisins and add it to the payasam. 
  • Serve hot, warm, or chilled.