Friday, August 15, 2008

Green gram Payasam (Paasipparuppu Payasam / Split Moong dal Payasam) : A dessert

  • Take 1 cup of water in a pressure cooker.
  • Add ½ cup of slightly fried split green gram.
  • Boil under low flame.
  • While boiling, add ½ cup each of grated jaggery and grated coconut.
  • Fry qty 6 each cashew nuts and raisins in 2 table spoons of ghee.
  • Add this also to the boiling content along with some cardamom powder and 1 cup of milk.
  • Boil further for 5 minutes.


    Glossary

    English --------------------- Tamil -------------- Hindi
    Green gram (split) - Paasipparuppu / Payattham paruppu - Mung dal
    Jaggery ------------------ Vellam -------- Gud
    Coconut ----------------- Tengai --------- Nariyal
    Cashew nut -------------- Mundhiri paruppu ------ Kaju
  • Raisin ------------------ Ular Drakshai ----- Kismis
    Cardamom ------------------- Elakkai --------- Elaichi
    Milk -------------------- Pal / Paal --------- Dhoodh
    Ghee -------------------- Nei ------------ Desi Ghee

Thursday, August 7, 2008

Pal Kozhukkattai / Paal Kolukkattai / Sweet Milk- Rice flour Ball Dessert

  • Mix 1 cup of rice flour and required warm water so as to make thick dough.
  • From this, make small balls of uniform size.
  • Boil 1 cup of milk with 1 cup of water, ½ cup of shredded jaggery (Traditional unrefined sugar called vellam in Tamil), 1/4 cup of grated coconut and a little cardamom powder.
  • Add the balls and cook for about 8 minutes under low flame.
  • Serve hot or cold.