MOONGDAL PUDDING / HESARUBELE PAYASA

After a long  time i thought of posting a sweet , so chosen " moongdal pudding" . This is very good in summer since it cools body. You can keep this in fridge for 15 min and then have it ,cool -cool pudding  :) .This is a very simple recipe which gives very nice taste and can be done very quickly. I usually prepare this during some pooja to offer naivedyam for god. This is common sweet in all homes of  Karnataka , in festivals .
Come let us see  how to prepare hesarubele payasa,,,,,,

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Ingredients:-

1. Moong dal                      1 cup(measuring cup which i have used in rava dosa recipe)
2. Jaggery                          1 cup
3. Milk                               2 cup
4. Water                            2 & 1/2 cup
5. Cardamom powder        2 pinch
6. Ghee                              1 tsp
7. Cashew pieces               8
8. Raisins                           8-10
9. Almonds                        6-8

Preparation time :10 min
Cooking time     :15 min
Serves               : 4

Method:-

1. Take a small cooker , dry roast the moong dal till they become lite brown (u can observe the color change till that u need to saute them frequently ).leave it for 3 -4 min.
2. Now add water slowly to it and close the cooker , keep medium flame , turn off the stove after 2 or 3 vishals.
3. Take a pan , add ghee , keep low flame, after 1 min add cashews and almonds fry till they become lite brown , remove them turn off the stove , now add raisins and remove them after 1 min.
4. Crush the jaggery and keep ready (u can also make jaggery syrup and filter it to avoid any dust in that).
5. If the cooker is cool and can be open then , open it add  crushed jaggery and milk , keep medium flame
6. keep stirring  frequently after 3 min add cardamom powder and again stir for 2 more min , if it starts boiling ,after 2-3 min turn off the stove.
7. Take serving bowls add moong dal pudding , garnish with fried cashews , raisins and almonds.(they will sink in pudding dont worry :)   )

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