cherupayar payasam / pachai payaru payasam / Green gram kheer

By seeing this picture I remember a Malayalam film dialogue by comedian plus National Award winner actor Salim kumar "kanan lukkillelum enikku nalla budhiya":):) I don't have look but I'm brilliant! Yea green gram payasam don't have wonderful look but it tastes heavenly..I know this pics won't tempt you but believe me..it is a tasty dessert with less ingredients.. 
Green gram is rich in vitamin A, B ,C and E and it is a low fat food with high protein content. 

I love to prepare easy peasy payasams. My hubby loves podiyari payasam but now cherupayar payasam is a hit in our home :)

Ingredients : 

• Cherupayar : 1 cup
• Cocnut milk : 3 cup
• Grated jaggery : 1.5 cup
• Dry ginger powder : 1/4 tspn
• Cumin powder / jeera powder : 1/4 tspn
• Coocnut bits : 1/4 cup
• Cashew : 2 tblspn
• Cardamom : 3 to 5
• Ghee : 1/4 cup

Method :

• Pressure cook the washed green gram until it turn soft.
• Heat a pan with ghee fry both cashew and coconut bits (forgot to click while frying coconut bits). Drain it and keep aside.
• To the same pan add the cooked green gram.
• Add coconut milk too.
• Let it boil.

• Grate the jaggery and melt it in 1.5 cups of water  and filter it.
• Let it boil until it reaches little bit thick.
• Let it cook till the payasam become thick.
• Add in crushed cardamom and mix it well.

• Add dry ginger powder and cumin powder
• Now add in fried cashew and coconut bits.Mix it well
• Delicious cherupayar payasam / pasi payaru payasam is ready to serve

Note :

• Several methods are available to prepare payasam.I would love to do everything in an easier method without compromising for taste
• You can fry the green gram before preparing payasam and you may crush it in blender.
• You can use 2 cup thin coconut milk and 1 cup thick coconut milk.Cook the green gram in thick coconut milk and finally add thick one.
• If you have shortage of coconut milk use full fat cows milk as a substitute.