Parippu payasam or Moong dal payasam is today's recipe. The other names for this dish are'Parippu pradhaman' 'Dal payasam' or 'sharkara pradhaman'. It is a delicious dessert made during festivals and a part of the sadya menu. This is made with yellow split mung beans, jaggery (molasses), and coconut milk.
Parippu Payasam or Moong dal payasam Preparation
The highlight of this dish is coconut milk, and it is best to use coconut milk from fresh or frozen grated coconut. Using coconut milk from the can will not give an authentic taste. You will need to extract coconut milk three times. This is to get coconut milk with varied thicknesses. The milk extracted the third time is used first. This is the milk that is very thin in consistency. In the second stage, slightly thicker milk is used, and lastly, the thickest milk, extracted first is used.
How to extract coconut milk?
To extract coconut milk from grated coconut, blend the grated coconut in a blender with lukewarm water. Strain the contents and get the first milk using a strainer into a bowl. This will be quite thick and creamy. After straining the first time, add lukewarm water to the already squeezed grated coconut to extract the second milk. Repeat the process to extract the third milk. Finally, you will have three bowls of coconut milk with varying thicknesses, the first being the thickest, the second thicker, and the third the thinnest.
Parippu Payasam preparation -Tips
- Roast the lentils well till they get a nice golden brown color. It is also important that the moong dal cooks well. However, it should not get mushed up or remain uncooked. I normally pressure cook the lentils for one whistle or cook them on a stove top till the desired consistency is obtained.
- The lentils are first cooked in the third milk extract, the rest of the milks are added at a later stage as described in the recipe.
- Use Jaggery with a dark brown color if available, to get an authentic dark color for the dish.
- Fry the coconut bits and nuts in ghee till brown.
If you love payasam you may also like this rice payasam
A delicious pudding made with yellow split moong , jaggery and coconut milk and topped with fried coocnut bits, dry fruits
- 2 cups split yellow moong dal
- 2 cups grated coconut
- 2 cups jaggery add more if you prefer sweeter
- ¾ cup coconut bits
- 10-12 cashews
- 10-12 raisins
- 5-6 cardamom
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Take 2 cups of grated coconut and 1 cup of warm water and blend n a blender.
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Strain the contents in a strainer and the extract called the first milk can be strained into a bowl which is quite thick.
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Next, take the coconut from the strainer add a cup of water and blend again.
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Strain the contents again and extract the second milk into another bowl which is a little thinner than the first milk.
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Repeat this process and extract the third milk into another bowl, this is the most diluted milk compared to the other two extractions.
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Keep all of it aside and ready before the dish preparation.
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Dry roast the split yellow moong dal beans in a pan till you get a nice brown color.
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Once roasted, cook it with a cup of water, and the third coconut milk extracted either in a pressure cooker or in a deep bottomed vessel.
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When it is half cooked, add jaggery with a pinch of salt.
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Next, add the second coconut milk extracted.
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Cook for about 10 -15 minutes till it is almost well cooked.
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Next, add the powdered cardamom seeds.
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Finally, add the first extracted coconut milk which is thick and creamy.
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Heat for another 2 minutes and switch off the flame.
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Take 2 - 3 tsp ghee and fry the coconut pieces, cashews, and raisins
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Add it to the payasam
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Love this coconut milk payasam!
Thank you so much Megala!
I have had this dessert in delhi once. I loved it. Looks yummy.
Thanks Pooja, it's one of my favorites as well! happy to hear you like it!
I love it.
I like this kheer too. It is yummy.
Meena
That's awesome, the combination of flavors of the dal , coconut milk and jaggery is delicious.Thank you Meena!
Payasam looks so delicious! Literally mouthwatering recipe! Love it, it's my favorite❣️
Thank you so much Latha, happy to hear it is your favorite as well.
It is looking mouthwatering...I never heard of it..but it is a very interesting recipe..Thanks for sharing..will try it definitely..
Thank you so much Anshu! I would love to hear how it turned out 🙂
Ya definitely i will tell you how it came..
I simply love this! My favourite.. your post has triggered my cravings.. making it tomorrow 😀
Happy to hear that, Thank you so much Lavs!
Looks yummy!!
Thank you so much Shreya!
My favorite. It looks delicious 👍
Thank you so much Priya! 🙂
This sounds delicious!
Thank you so much!
Drooling on this! Can't wait for a sadhya to come😍
Thank you so much, it's a favorite at our home as well ..I know its the best part of the sadhya 🙂
something for me...yummy 😋
Great to hear that Ray, it tastes really awesome!
This one sounds like such a comforting meal for wintertime. Yum!
Thank you Christy , it sure is a delicious dessert and comforting as well.