Prep Time: 10 mins

Cooking Time: 30 mins

Recipe Category: Dessert

Recipe Cuisine: South Indian

Ingredients Required:

Little Millet / Saamai – ½ Cup

Moong dal – ¼ Cup

Jaggery – 1 Cup

Coconut Milk – 1Cup

Cashew nuts – 10-12

Raisin – 10-12

Cardamom Powder – ¼ tsp

Ghee – 2 tsp

Grated Coconut – ¼ Cup

Note: You can also use boiled milk instead of coconut milk

Preparation:

•    First Pressure cook Little millet and moong dal along with 2 cups of water for 3 whistles or cook in a pan with the lid closed for 10-15 mins.
•    Meanwhile dissolve the jaggery in ½ cup of water and filter it with a strainer to remove all its impurities.
•  Take a thick bottomed pan and add the cooked millet and dal along with the jaggery and cook in medium flame for 5 mins.
• Once the above three ingredients start blending along, Simmer add 1 cup of coconut milk to it and cook for 10 mins.
•   Now add the grated coconut and cardamom powder and cook for 2 mins to enhance the taste and give your dish a wonderful aroma.
•   Take a small fry pan and add ghee to it. Roast the cashews and raisins in ghee.
•   Add them to the cooked millet and enjoy tasty Payasam.
•    Serve hot for best taste.