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Sunday, August 29, 2010

Kadala paruppu payasam: (split bengal gram payasam)

INGREDIENTS:

Split bengal gram or yellow split peas  -  1 cup.
Water required to cook.
Jaggery or brown sugar  - 1 1/2 cups.
Coconut milk - 14 fl oz or more.
Ghee  - 3 to 4 tbsp.
Cardamom powder - 1 tsp.
Cumin powder  - 1/2 tsp.
Dry ginger powder  - 1 tsp.
Desiccated coconut -  2 tbsp.
Cashew nuts  -2 tbsp.

METHOD:

Roast the gram for a minute.  Cook gram with sufficient water, till its soft.  Mash the cooked gram, add jaggery and ghee, on high heat stirring constantly for 4 to 5 minutes, till it thickens. Gradually add the coconut milk bring to boil.  Keep on stirring on medium heat till it becomes thick.  Stir in the cardamom powder, cumin powder, and dry ginger powder and mix well.  Fry the cashew nuts and desiccated coconut  in 1 tbsp ghee and add to it.   Remove from fire. 

'ENJOY COOKING AND EATING"

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