Quinoa Payasam with Chana Dal
Quinoa Payasam with Chana Dal

Hey everyone, it’s me again, Dan, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, quinoa payasam with chana dal. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Quinoa Payasam with Chana Dal One of the easiest Indian vegan desserts you can make with just chana dal, coconut milk, jaggery and quinoa; made quicker in a pressure cooker! First grind urad dal until smooth and fluffy. Then add rice and quinoa grind together until smooth.

Quinoa Payasam with Chana Dal is one of the most favored of recent trending meals on earth. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. They are fine and they look wonderful. Quinoa Payasam with Chana Dal is something which I’ve loved my entire life.

To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have quinoa payasam with chana dal using 10 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Quinoa Payasam with Chana Dal:
  1. Make ready 1/2 cup quinoa, washed, drained and soaked for 5 minutes
  2. Take 1/2 cup chana dal/split Bengal gram dal, washed and drained
  3. Make ready 2 cups water
  4. Prepare 1 1/2 cups coconut milk
  5. Make ready 1/2 cup to ¾ cup powdered jaggery (or to taste)
  6. Make ready 8-10 green cardamoms, powdered
  7. Prepare 2 tbsp oil/ghee
  8. Get 2-3 tablespoons sliced or chopped almonds (you could use cashew too)
  9. Take 2 tablespoons raisins
  10. Take 1 tablespoon oil (or ghee if not vegan)

Heat ghee in a pan add cahews and fry till golden brown, set aside. Payasam is the South Indian version of kheer made with milk or coconut milk as one of the main ingredient. This chana dal payasam also known as Kadalai paruppu payasam is a delicious payasam variety made with coconut milk, chana dal, jaggery and cardamom powder. Parippu pradhaman / Chana dal payasam. #dals Saranya Vignesh.

Steps to make Quinoa Payasam with Chana Dal:
  1. Wash quinoa in plenty of water, rubbing it thoroughly to remove the natural coating called “saponin” which can make any dish bitter. Soak for about 5 minutes, drain and keep aside.
  2. Wash and drain chana dal. Set aside.
  3. Grate or powder jaggery or use store bought powdered jaggery. If you feel jaggery has impurities (which some have), melt with a little water, strain to remove impurities and then use. Powder cardamom seeds until a coarse powder. Fry almonds and raisins in oil/ghee until light golden. Remove and set aside.
  4. Heat a pressure cooker on medium heat and roast quinoa and chana dal in a little oil/ghee, stirring often until you get a lovely aroma of the chana dal; about 1 to 2 minutes.
  5. Add 1 ½ cups water and ½ cup coconut milk, mix well and pressure cook for 4 whistles on medium high.
  6. Once the pressure drops, add powdered jaggery (start with ½ cup) and mix well. Stir in 1 cup of coconut milk and give it a good mix. Bring to a boil and add more jaggery if needed.
  7. Adjust thickness by adding more water or coconut milk. Stir in freshly ground cardamom powder. Simmer on medium low for 5 minutes.
  8. Garnish with fried nuts and raisins and serve hot or even chilled!
  9. Transfer rich, thick, scrumptious, and divine tasting quinoa payasam with chana dal to serving bowls and and serve hot or even chilled! Enjoy and Happy Eating!
  10. You can adjust them amount of ingredients according to taste. We love chana dal in our payasams, but you could omit it if you like. Payasam thickens as it cool, so add water or coconut accordingly just before serving. Just mix, heat a bit and serve.

A creamy and delicious kerala style payasam made during special. Wash and soak quinoa until you prepare the ingredients. Use metal strainer to wash and drain. Heat a pan with oil, and splutter mustard. Add urad dal, chana dal and give it a stir.

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