Moong Dal Kheer / Pesara pappu Payasam

I learnt this awesome kheer (Payasam) from one of my Tamilian friend. Once we had 'Lalita Sahastranaam' chanting at her place and she served this payasam as 'Prasad'. Though I am not sweet lover, I liked that taste of Jaggery in it. I ask the recipe and tried as one of the Prasad for Navratri Festival. And main thing in this kheer is no sugar, no deep frying and no ghee. I avoid use of fresh coconut which she suggested :-)

 

Ingredients

Moong Dal - 1 cup
Jaggery - 1 cup
Water - 3 cups
Milk - 1 cup
Cardamom Power - 1 teaspoon
Roasted cashew for Garnishing - 7-8
Grated Fresh coconut - 2-3 teaspoon (optional)


Procedure
Dry roast cashew in Microwave for 40 seconds. Dry roast moong dal till it slightly change to brown on low flame. Let it get cool. Now cook moong dal in 3 cups of water. It should not get overcooked. Dal should be in its shape. Now on other side in another vessel add 1 cup of water and jaggery and cook until jaggery completely dissolve in water. I have taken 1 cup jaggery, if you want sweeter taste you can add 1/4 cup more. Then add grated Fresh coconut and milk. On medium flame cook this for another 5 minutes. After this add cooked dal and mix well. Let it cook for one more minute. Add cardamom powder and mix well. Turn off the flame. Decorate it with cashews. Superb delicious and low fat Kheer/ Paysam is ready.



This is for my event Only "Festive Food" brainchild of Pari.
 

 
And to Suma's 'CFK- Festive Foods' initiated by Sharmi

And Umm  Mymoonah 's Celebrate Sweets- Kheer event initiated by Nivedita

Papad Roll (In microwave)

This is a non fried version of Papad roll. I like the papad rolls, but its so oily. I generally avoid to eat it. Yesterday I roasted the papad in Microwave oven as usual and an idea clicked in my mind, the papad roll can also be prepared in microwave without any oil. Today I tried this and it was a successful attempt.

Ingredient
Papad (urad/ mung) - 5
Boiled and mashed potatoes - 5
Finely chopped onion - 1
Chilli,ginger and garlic paste - 2 table spoon
Chat masala - 1 teaspoon.
Jeera (cumin) Powder - 1 teaspoon
Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tea spoon
Chopped fresh coriander leaves - 1 table spoon
Sugar - 1/2 tea spoon
Oil - 2 table spoon
Salt to taste.


Procedure

Heat the oil in a kadai , then add chilli,ginger,garlic paste. Saute it. Add mashed potatoes, chat masala, jeera powder,turmeric powder,salt and sugar and mix it. Cool the mixture and add onion and chopped coriander leaves. Divide the potato mixture into equal portions and shape each portion into a long roll of about the same length as the diameter of the papads. Take water in deep plate. Dip the papads in water for a few seconds.Put a potato roll on the corner of each papad and roll up. Put all the rolls on Microwave safe plate and keep it in Microwave. Set the Microwave on high for 1 minutes. The rolls are ready Serve hot with Pudina chutney or Tomato ketchup.

would like to send this recipe to EFM-Savouries