HOTCHULHA

Wheat & Moongdal Payasam in Coconut Milk

Ingredients:

• Raw Wheat – ½ Cup
• Moongdal – ¼ Cup – Dry Roast
• Jaggery(Gud) – ½ Cup
• Ghee(Purified Butter) – 3 Tablespoon
• Coconut Milk – 1.5 Cup
• (To make one cup of coconut milk, take ½ cup of raw coconut and ¾ cup of water and grind it and then strain the coconut to get the Coconut Milk)
• Cashew nuts – 10
• Cardamom(Elachi) – ¼ Teaspoon
• Water – 2.5 Cups

Method:

1. In a small pan put 1 teaspoon of Ghee and fry the Cashews.
2. In a bowl, put Gud and ½ cup of water and keep it aside.
3. Put Wheat in the food processor and grind it coarsely.
4. In a heavy bottom pot, put water, wheat and dry roasted moongdal and let it cook until the wheat & moongdal become soft. Usually in 7-10 minutes on high heat.
5. Add the Gud and remaining ghee to the pot and let it cook for 5 minutes.
6. Once the stuff comes close, add coconut milk and let it cook for 5 more minutes.
7. Finally add Elachi and fried cashew and mix it well.

You can serve this hot or cold.