Akki Kadale Bele Payasa | Chawal Chana Dal Kheer | Payasa Recipes
Author: Vindhya Desai
Recipe type: Sweet
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 3-4 people
- ½ Cup akki/rice/chawal
- 2 Tbsp kadale bele/chana dal
- ½ Cup jaggery
- 2 Tbsp raisins
- 8-10 cashews
- 2 Tbsp ghee
- 4-5 powdered elaichi
- 1-2 cloves/laung
- ½ Cup grated coconut
- ½ Cup milk
- 2 Cups + 1 Cup water
- Heat a pan, lightly roast chana dal on low flame till it lightly changes colour, keep aside
- In the same pan, roast rice on low flame
- Add rice to chana dal and give it a mix
- Pour 2 Cups water and add a few drops of ghee
- Pressure cook for 3 whistles
- In another vessel, add jaggery and pour 1 Cup water
- Heat on low flame till it melts
- In a mixer jar, add coconut and elaichi
- Grind into a paste with water
- Pour this paste into melted jaggery water and start mixing
- Let it come to a light simmer
- Add cooked rice and dal to this coconut-jaggery mixture and mix well
- Let it boil on low flame for 5 more minutes, mash the dal a bit
- Next pour milk and mix very well
- Heat ghee in a small pan, fry laung, cashews and raisins
- Add this to the ready payasa
- Akki kadale bele payasa is ready to savour
You can also soak chana dal for an hour before making payasa
Adjust consistency by adding little more milk if it becomes too thick
You can also use coconut milk instead of grinding coconut
Recipe by Food Of Interest at https://foodofinterest.com/akki-kadale-bele-payasa/
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