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

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.