Moong Dal Payasam - Instant Pot version for quick and tasty treat

 Moong Dal Payasam - flavorful payasam made during festivals and Puja

Quantity - for 2 people

Ingredients-

Yellow Split Moong Dal - 1/2 cup

Water - 2 cups

Ghee - 3 tbsp 

Coconut milk - 1/2 cup

Whole milk - 1 cup 

Raisins - 10/12

Cashews - 10 

Cardamom powder - to taste

Salt - to taste

Jaggery - 3/4 th cup (can use 1/2 cup if you do not like it too sweet)


Procedure -

1. Put Instant pot on saute mode in low setting . Add 1 tbsp ghee and roast yellow moong dal nicely . Do not let it change color . Roast till you get nice aroma and remove it aside . Let it cool down 

2. Once cooled , wash it and pressure cook again in instant pot for 12 mins with 2 cups of water . Add pinch of salt .

3. After the pressure is released naturally , mash the cooked dal nicely and start the saute function again.

4. Now , add 1/2 cup coconut milk and 1 cup milk and 3/4 th cup jaggery to this mashed dal . Mix everything well so that there are no lumps from the dal seen .

5.  Let it saute for 15 mins on low setting . Check occasionally to ensure , nothing is getting stuck to the bottom of the pot . 

6. While this mixture is getting cooked , in a small tadka vessel , heat remaining ghee and roast raisins and cashews nicely in it . Keep them aside to be added at the end.

7 . After the payasam is well sautéed , add roasted raisins and cashews from top and also add little cardamom powder . 

8 . Stir nicely and keep it warm for 10 mins .

Serve hot :)


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