- Channa dal payasam

- Recipe Cusine : South Indian
- Prep Time : 10 Minutes
- Cook time : 30 Minutes
- Serves : 3-4
- Author : Jeyashri
- Recipe Category :Sweet
- Description : Pachai payaru payasam | green gram dal payasam a simple rich jaggery based payasam made using green gram dal.
Green gram | Pacha payaru 1/4 cup Jaggery 1/2 cup- 3/4 cup Coconut 1/4 cup Cashew nuts 7-8 Milk 1/2 cup Cardamom powder a pinch
Method :
- Dry roast the pacha payaru for 5 minutes.
- Transfer it to a vessel and add 3/4 cup of water.
- Pressure cook for 7-8 whistles.
- Meanwhile in a pan add the jaggery and add little water to it.
- Once the jaggery melts, filter the impurities.
- Add it back to the pan.
- Add the cooked green gram dal to this jaggery water.
- Mix well without any lumps.
- Grind the coconut and cashew nuts into a fine paste.
- You can add water while grinding.
- Add this to the jaggery dal mixure.
- Add 1/2 cup of water to adjust the consistency.
- Let this boil for a minute.
- Switch off the flame.
- When it is warm add the milk.
- Let the milk be in room temperature.
- Pacha payarau payasam is ready for neivedyam.
- For variations, you can add only the coconut paste and fry cashew nuts in ghee and add it to the payasam.
- Or you can chop the coconuts into fine pieces and fry it in ghee and add it to the payasam.
- Instead of green gram, yellow moong dal can be added this paruppu payasam.
Method with step by step pictures:
- Dry roast the pacha payaru for 5 minutes.
- Transfer it to a vessel and add 3/4 cup of water.
- Pressure cook for 7-8 whistles.

- Meanwhile in a pan add the jaggery and add little water to it.
- Once the jaggery melts, filter the impurities.

- Add it back to the pan.
- Add the cooked green gram dal to this jaggery water.
- Mix well without any lumps.
- Grind the coconut and cashew nuts into a fine paste.

- You can add water while grinding.
- Add this to the jaggery dal mixure.

- Add the coconut cashew paste to this.

- Add 1/2 cup of water to adjust the consistency.
- Let this boil for a minute.
- Switch off the flame.

- When it is warm add the milk.
- Let the milk be in room temperature.
- Pacha payarau payasam is ready for neivedyam.

- For variations, you can add only the coconut paste and fry cashew nuts in ghee and add it to the payasam.
- Or you can chop the coconuts into fine pieces and fry it in ghee and add it to the payasam.
- Instead of green gram, yellow moong dal can be added this paruppu payasam.