KADALA PARUPU PAYASAM OR POLI PAYASAM

KADALA PARUPU PAYASAM :

Things required :  Kadala paruppu (bengalgram) - 1 handful, coconut scrap - 2 handful, jaggery or vellam - 2 handful, cardamom - 3 nos., cashewnuts - 5 nos., milk - 2 karandi or more as required.

Preparation :

1.  Dry roast kadalaparuppu to golden colour and add water to the level of paruppu and pressure cook with the lid. 

2.  Cool it and dont drain the water.  Grind it in a mixie along with the coconut scrap (2handful) and cardamom and vellam to a paste (can be slightly coarse also).  If jaggery (vellam) is not very clean, add little water to jaggery and mix it on hand and filter it and use while grinding the cooked dhal.

3.  Transfer it to a thick bottomed vessel, wash the rest of it with water and transfer.

4.  Boil this.  It should not be very thick while you start boiling.  You can add water if it is thick.

5.  Keep stirring and boil for 3 - 5 mins. and remove from stove.

6.  Add milk to the above only after removing from the stove.  This is important.  Add milk to the required consistency. 

7,  Add roasted and broken cashewnuts.

This is a very tasty payasam and can be prepared for puja also.