IDICHU PIZINJA PAYASAM
Ingredients:
1 cup long rice
4 tbs ghee
1/3 cup roasted moong dal
3 cups brown sugar more or less to taste
6 cups coconut milk from 1 coconut
1/4 cup coconut thinly sliced
tsp cardamom powder
A pinch of salt
Little honey and little ghee.
Method:
In a heavy pot add the rice, salt and moong dal with about 2 cups of
Water and boil. Cook the rice and dal until its soft to the touch.
Most of the water should have evaporated by now.
Stir in the brown sugar and 2 tbs of ghee and cook for another
15 minutes over medium heat stirring continually.
Pour in the coconut milk and reduce heat.
Avoid boiling, simmer for about 20 minutes, while stirring.
Remove from stove. Fry the coconut pieces in the remaining ghee
And add to the payasam.
Sprinkle it with cardamom powder and stir gently.
This payasam is usually served with a spoonful each of honey
And ghee on top.

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