Moongdal Payasam is a popular Indian sweet made with milk, sugar, and semolina/rice. Moonddal kheer (Pessarapappu Payasam) is a variation made with moong dal instead of semolina/rice. Moong dal gives a smooth and creamy texture to this yummy sweet treat.

Moong Dal Payasam

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 25

Total Time 30

Course Dessert

Cuisine Indian, South Indian

Servings 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.

Moong dal Payasam

Wash the moong dal and make it dry. Roast the moong dal till you get the nice aroma.
Take a pressure cooker, add moong dal and add 1 cup of water and pressure cook for 2 whistles.
Add milk to the moong dal to the consistency and cook on a low flame.
Add elachi or cardamom powder and mix well.
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.
Add ghee to the frying pan, upon heated fry the dry fruits.
Add the dry fruits to the moong dal payasam.