Kadalai Paruppu Thengai Payasam
Kadalai Paruppu Thengai Payasam is a delicious payasam made using channa dal, coconut and jaggery. It's commonly made payasam for most of the festivals in our home. Learn here how to make this payasam with step by step instructions, pictures and video!
Cook Time20 minutes mins
Total Time20 minutes mins
Course: Payasam/Kheer, Sweet
Cuisine: Kerala, Tamil Nadu
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 209kcal
Author: Sowmya Venkatachalam
Heavy Bottomed Pan
Mixer Grinder
- 3 tbsp Split Bengal Gram (Channa Dal / Kadalaparuppu)
- 3 tbsp Grated Coconut
- 1 cup Jaggery grated
- 10 nos Cashews
- 4 nos Cardamom
- 1 cup Milk Boiled and cooled. 1 cup - 250ml
- 2 tsp Ghee (Clarified butter)
Heat a pan, add 1 teaspoon of ghee and add channa dal and grated coconut and fry till a nice aroma comes and the coconut becomes slightly golden brown color.
3 tbsp Split Bengal Gram (Channa Dal / Kadalaparuppu), 2 tsp Ghee (Clarified butter), 3 tbsp Grated Coconut
Grind the fried channa dal, coconut along with cardamom to a mixer jar.
4 nos Cardamom
Grind everything to nice smooth batter by adding water.
Heat another pan, add remaining ghee and add broken cashews, fry till the cashews turn golden brown color. Take these roasted cashews aside.
10 nos Cashews
In the same pan, pour 1/4 cup of water. Add grated jaggery and give a good mix. Allow the jaggery to melt completely.
1 cup Jaggery
In another pan, pour 1 cup if water. Pour the dal-coconut paste to the pan. Rinse the mixer jar with 1 cup of water and add it to pan.
Allow the dal-coconut paste to cook in low flame for 5 mins.
After 5 minutes, strain and add the jaggery juice. Stir well and keep in flame another 5 minutes in low flame
Add the fried cashews to the payasam. Switch off the flame. Allow the payasam to cool off for 5 mins.
Then, add boiled and cooled milk and give a mix.
1 cup Milk
The mouth-watering Kadala Paruppu Thengai Payasam is ready for Neivedhyam or for Serving
Serving: 1cup | Calories: 209kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 1g | Sodium: 32mg | Sugar: 14g