Akki Kadale Bele Payasa | Chawal Chana Dal Kheer | Payasa Recipes
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Recipe type: Sweet
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 3-4 people
 
Melt in the mouth jaggery based payasa, Karnataka special akki kadale bele payasa
Ingredients
  • 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
Method
  1. Heat a pan, lightly roast chana dal on low flame till it lightly changes colour, keep aside
  2. In the same pan, roast rice on low flame
  3. Add rice to chana dal and give it a mix
  4. Pour 2 Cups water and add a few drops of ghee
  5. Pressure cook for 3 whistles
  6. In another vessel, add jaggery and pour 1 Cup water
  7. Heat on low flame till it melts
  8. In a mixer jar, add coconut and elaichi
  9. Grind into a paste with water
  10. Pour this paste into melted jaggery water and start mixing
  11. Let it come to a light simmer
  12. Add cooked rice and dal to this coconut-jaggery mixture and mix well
  13. Let it boil on low flame for 5 more minutes, mash the dal a bit
  14. Next pour milk and mix very well
  15. Heat ghee in a small pan, fry laung, cashews and raisins
  16. Add this to the ready payasa
  17. Akki kadale bele payasa is ready to savour
Notes
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/