Recipes - Jackfruit Payasa
Ingredients:
½ cup moong dal (green gram)
1 cup jackfruit pieces
1 cup thin coconut milk
1 cup thick coconut milk
¼ cup jaggery
2 tbsp raw rice or 3 tbsp. semolina
½ tsp. cardamom powder
1 tbsp. ghee
Pinch of Salt
Few roasted nuts ( optional)
Method:
Wash and soak moong daal in water for 15 mts. Wash and soak rice for half an hour and then grind into a smooth paste.
Cook daal in water until half done. Add jackfruit pieces. Add thin coconut milk and cook until soft. Add Jaggery/ jaggery syrup. ( make jaggery syrup and strain to get rid of impurities). Add pinch of salt. After a good boil, gradually add rice paste or semolina. Keep stirring continuously to avoid formation of lumps. Keep on slow flame and add thick coconut milk. Keep stirring. After 2 mts, set aside. Add cardamom powder and ghee on the top. Sprinkle roasted nuts ( optional).