Paasiparuppu Payasam/Moongdal Sweet Soup

Pasiparuppu Payasam or Paruppu Payasam is one of our family's traditional sweet recipe. This payasam is must in all our Virunthu/Padaiyal or Poojas.  It is also very easy and simple recipe but more nutritious and delicious.

Ingredients

1. Yellow Moongdal   1cup
2. Jaggery     1 and 1/2 cup (powdered)
3. Milk     1 cup or more.
4. Cardamom powder     1tsp 
5. Cashew nuts    25g
6. Raisins     5-7no.s (ur choice)
7. Almonds     few sliced
8. Coconut pieces  1 tbsp
9. Ghee     2 tsp

Method

• Cook moongdal  with 3 cups of water in a wide vessel on stove top.
• When the moongdal  is 90% cooked (water may get drained..no problem no need to add any water also),add the powdered jaggery or jaggery syrup.
• Stir well and keep stirring till jaggery gets completely dissolved and the raw smell leaves.
• Then add the cardamom powder and stir well.
• And Then add warm milk  to this dal syrup and stir gently.
• Leave for 2 minutes and switch off the stove.
• Take a another pan heat ghee and add cashew and raisins, coconut pieces fry till golden brown and add to the moongdal payasam.stir gently
• Add some sliced almonds on top and serve hot with vada.