Thengai paal payasam - method 1

Ingredients

Raw rice- ½ cup

Moong dal- ¼ cup

Grated coconut- 1 cup

Jaggery- ¾ cup

Cardamom powder- ½ tsp

Coconut cut into small pieces- 1 tbsp

Method

Heat a kadai and dry roast the dal till golden brown.

Pressure cook the dal and rice by adding 3 cups of water.

Grind the grated coconut in the mixer by adding water. Extract the coconut milk with the help of strainer. Keep the first and second milk separately.

Add little water to the jaggery, bring to boil and filter it.

In a thick bottomed vessel, take the cooked rice and dal, add the second coconut milk and jaggery to it. Bring to boil for 5-7 minutes. Finally add the first coconut milk and keep down from flame. Add cardamom powder to it.

Heat a little ghee and fry the coconut pieces till golden brown.

Garnish the payasam with fried coconut pieces. Serve hot.

Delicious thengai pal payasam is ready.