Yellow Moong dal Payasam

Ingredients:

• Yellow moong dal 1 cup
• Sugar 1 ½ cup / Jaggery 2 cups
• Milk1 cup
• Cardamom powder 1 sp
• Ghee 2 – 3 sp
• Cashew nuts 1 sp crushed
• Kis Mis 1 sp, washed and cleaned

Method:

• In a pan pour ghee and fry kis mis and cashew nuts.
• Keep them aside.
• Cook moong dal in a pressure cooker.
• In a pan pour the cooked moong dal and add sugar/jaggery and mix well.
• Add milk. Allow it to boil.
• Add cardamom powder, fried cashew nuts and kis mis.
• Remove from the fire.
• Serve hot or cold.

Notes:

• Very good for veradh days. It is called as "Payathankanji".