Moong Dal Payasam | Paruppu Payasam
Moong Dal Payasam is an easy and quick, healthy Indian dessert or sweet dish prepared from the moong dal (lentil), milk and jaggery.
Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 20 minutes mins
Total Time 30 minutes mins
Course Dessert, Festival Recipes, Sweets
Cuisine Indian
- 1 cup Moong Dal
- 2 cup Water for cooking the dal
- 3/4 cup Jaggery
- 1/2 cup Water for dissolving jaggery
- 1 cup Milk
- 1/4 tsp Cardamom Powder
- 1 tsp Ghee
- 10-12 Cashews halves
- 7-8 Raisins
Firstly, take 1 cup of moong dal, wash it well for two to three times.
Add 2 cup of water, and pressure cook it for three whistles or until the dal is soft.
Meanwhile, in a pan take 3/4 cup of jaggery, add 1/2 cup of water.
Dissolve the jaggery in water. After dissolving filter it to remove any impurities.
Next, add the pressure cooked moong dal to it.
Let this mixture comes to a good boil.
Then add 1 cup of milk and stir well.
Simmer for 2 to 3 minutes, and add 1/4 tsp cardamom powder.
In 1 tsp of Ghee roast the cashews and raisins.
When the Cashews turns golden colour then switch off the flame.
Pour this to the kheer | payasam.
Mix well and it is ready to serve.
HOW TO MAKE MOONG DAL PAYASAM | PARUPPU PAYASAM WITH STEP BY STEP PHOTOS :
- Firstly, take 1 cup of moong dal.

- Wash it well for two to three times.
- Add 2 cup of water, and pressure cook it for three whistles or until the dal is soft.

- Meanwhile, in a pan take 3/4 cup of jaggery.

- Add 1/2 cup of water to dissolve the jaggery.

- Dissolve the jaggery in water. After dissolving filter it to remove any impurities.


- Next, add the pressure cooked moong dal to it.

- Let this mixture comes to a good boil.

- Then add 1 cup of milk and stir well.

- Simmer for 2 to 3 minutes, and add 1/4 tsp cardamom powder.

- In 1 tsp of Ghee roast the cashews and raisins.

- When the Cashews turns golden colour then switch off the flame.

- Pour this to the kheer | payasam.
- Mix well and it is ready to serve.
Keyword Hesaru Bele Payasa, Moong Dal Kheer, Moong Dal Payasam, Paruppu Payasam