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thinai payasam

millet payasam
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Ingredients

For Cooking Millet & Dal:

  • ¼ cup millet thinai/foxtail millet
  • 2 tablespoon moong dal
  • 1½ cups water

For Tempering:

  • 1 tablespoon ghee
  • 10 cashews
  • 1 tablespoon raisins

For Payasam:

  • 1¼ cup coconut milk
  • ½ cup jaggery
  • ½ cup water
  • A few strands
  • saffron
  • ¼ teaspoon cardamom powder

Instructions

  • ️Wash millet and moong dal well.
  • ️Heat the ghee in a pan. Add cashews and roast until golden.
  • ️Add raisins and roast for a few seconds. Set aside.
  • ️In the same pan, roast millet and moong dal on a low flame for 1 minute.
  • ️Add 1½ cups of water and bring to a boil.
  • ️Pressure cook for 4 whistles.
  • ️Add saffron and mash the mixture well.
  • ️Dissolve jaggery in ½ cup water, filter, and add to the cooked millet.
  • ️Add cardamom powder and boil for 3 minutes.
  • ️Lower the flame and stir in coconut milk. Mix well.
  • ️Finally, add the roasted cashews and raisins. Turn off the flame.

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