Pesarapappu Payasam | Moong dal Kheer

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

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Moong Dal Payasam

Course Dessert

Cuisine Indian, South Indian

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 25 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Servings 6 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.