Sweet / Dessert

MOONG DAL PAYASAM ( KHEER ) / HESARUBELE PAYASA

hesarubele payasa

Since many festivals are queued up in the coming weeks , i wanted to post here some traditional South Indian dessert .  After a lot of thought I decided to share ” Moong dal kheer / Moong Dal Payasam ” as it is one of the most common payasam made and devoured  during festive seasons in South India . It is simple to make , tastes divine and extremely nutritious . In Karanataka it is called as ” Hesaru bele Payasa “. Though it is one of the most simplest sweet dish , I thought of posting it here since i don’t have much payasam recipes in my blog . 

In few regions , moong dal payasam is made using normal milk but in Kerala and Southern region of Karnataka , coconut milk is used . And i prefer it that way . Addition of coconut milk to the moong and jaggery mix takes this payasam to a new level .Do give a try ..i’m sure you will agree with me..

hesarubele payasa

MOONG DAL PAYASAM / HESARU BELE PAYASA

Smitha Kalluraya
Course Dessert
Cuisine south indian
Servings 4 serving

Ingredients
 

  • 1 cup Split green gram /Moong dal / hesarubele
  • 2 cups grated coconut
  • or
  • 1.5 cups Thick coconut milk
  • 3/4 cup Jaggery
  • 1 tbsp Ghee
  • 2 - 3 nos Cardamon Elaichi
  • Cashew Raisins, , - As required
  • a pinch Salt

Instructions
 

  • Add few drops of ghee and roast the Moong Dal in a thick Kadai or sauce pan until it turns a light golden brown. Do not over roast.
  • Pressure cook the dal with 1 cup water in a pressure cooker until it is soft and cooked.But it should be still holding its shape, do not overcook.
    recipe for moong dal payasa
  • Take a thick bottom kadai / pan . Add jaggery and some water . Let the jaggery dissolve to make a thin syrup. Filter the syrup to remove any impurities .
  • Meanwhile prepare coconut milk. Grind grated coconut along with elaichi adding half a cup of luke warm water.Do superfine paste.Once it is finely ground ,pour it on a strainer and squeeze it to get thick coconut milk .Again add little water to the grinded coconut and squeeze the milk.This will be thinner in consistency. Regrind again. Repeat the step 1-2 times to get the maximum milk out of coconut .
  • make moong dal kheer
  • Mix cooked moong dal to the jaggery syrup. Keep it on flame and bring to boil .
  • When it is boiling ,simmer and add coconut milk . Add a pinch of salt and mix well .Add little water if required to adjust the consistency depending on your preference . Bring it to single boil on low flame stirring in between . Switch off . Don't boil more .
  • In a heavy bottomed vessel/kadai,add a tea spoon of ghee and fry cashews till they change in color. Fry raisins as well in the same pan till they fluff up. Add this cashews and raisins to the payasa and mix.
  • Serve moong dal payasa hot , warm or cold.

Notes

  1. Don't skip the roasting of dal . Roasting makes moong dal very aromatic.
  2. I wouldn't recommend skipping coconut milk at all . But however if you really don't have ,you can substitute coconut milk with normal milk . Rest all procedure is same. Taste wise it would be different .
  3. If you don't want to use so much coconut , you can use 50:50 coconut milk n milk . But i love my moong payasa only with coconut milk . You try and see which way you like.
  4.  After coconut milk is added don't let it boil for more time it might curdle sometimes.
  5. Few people like thick kheer while few like to drink it glass. Some like hot and some cold . See how you like. I like it bit thin and cold .

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11 Comments

  • Reply
    Sony P
    August 26, 2015 at 2:37 pm

    Looks rich & delicious !!

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    marudhus kitchen
    August 26, 2015 at 4:03 pm

    lovely festive treat

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    Meena Kumar
    August 27, 2015 at 12:24 am

    Wow the moong dal payasam looks so creamyyy and delicious.

  • Reply
    Ramya Venkateswaran
    August 27, 2015 at 5:24 am

    creamy payasam

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    sheethal chetan
    August 28, 2015 at 12:02 am

    Hesrubele payasa looks very delicious. Is it ok to add grinded coconut purée instead of squeezed coconut milk?

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    sheethal chetan
    August 28, 2015 at 12:04 am

    Hesarubele payasa looks very delicious. Is it ok to add grinded coconut purée instead of adding squeezed coconut milk?

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    Smitha Kalluraya
    August 28, 2015 at 6:50 am

    you can do .. but you have to do really super fine paste of coconut . else coconut pieces will come to mouth n texture will spoil

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    లంక శివ రామక్రిష్ణ శాస్త్రి
    August 28, 2015 at 11:52 am

    Wish I could taste from this boul. Looks superb.

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    omkar rampura
    March 6, 2016 at 10:58 am

    Awesome receipe because of this receipe without error any one can prepare thanks a lot for thevreceipe

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    Nivedita Ghanekar
    April 8, 2016 at 4:19 am

    I tried your recipe, thanks for such a simple recipe that I could follow.I could do better, but I think for 1st time I cooked it turned out good. I used palm jaggery as I had them, the color turned more brown but it tasted good.

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    Varsha Murthy
    August 25, 2016 at 11:30 am

    Thanks Smitha…I tried this today, hopefully will be a hit with family! 🙂

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