Elaneer Payasam

Elaneer Payasam  / Tender coconut kheer 

Festivals are all around the corner... try this Elaneer/ tender coconut cream Payasam.  This is a rich, creamy, delicious coconut flavoured mild sweet Payasam.

Ingredients:

Elaneer/ tender coconut cream- 2 cups

Tender coconut water - 1 cup

Milk - 500 ml

Sugar - 4 tablespoons 

Cardamom powder- 1 pinch

Method:

# Boil milk, scrape the sides so that milk doesn't  burn. 

# Reduce the milk to half the quantity. Add sugar and boil for 2-3 Minutes. Switch off the flame.

# Chop half cup of tender coconut.

# Grind 1.5 cups tender coconut with tender coconut water.

# Mix the grinded pulp to the reduced milk. Add the Cardamom powder...mix well.

Add the chopped tender coconut malai/ Elaneer to the Payasam.

Chill the Payasam and serve.

Payatham Urundai/ Moong dal ladoo

Payatham Urundai/ Moong dal ladoo

As Festivals are around the corner...so I'm sharing a traditional South Indian special ladoo (payatham urundai / moong dal ladoo). 

A delicious festival special ladoo.

Ingredients:

Yellow moong dal- 1 cup

Sugar - 3/4th cup

Cardamom powder- 1.5 tsp

Ghee - 1/2 cup

Chopped cashews- few

Method:

# Dry roast moongdal until you get a nice aroma. Allow it to cool down completely.

# Make a fine powder in mixie. If you want a fine texture you can sieve the flour.

# Make a fine powder of sugar as well.

# Mix moongdal powder, powdered sugar, Cardamom powder together.

# Divide the mixed flour in two portions.

# Fry cashews in ghee.

# Mix the fried cashews with the moong dal and powdered sugar.

# Heat ghee well...slightly smoke should come...Mix wilh moong dal and powdered sugar.

# Start making ladoos.

#Once it comes to room temperature store it in airtight container.

Pl. do try and provide your comments.

Thank you!