Rice and Dhal Payasam

A sweet Payasam ( Kheer ) recipe to keep the festive season alive.

Raw rice - 1/2 cup
Green gram dhal - 1/2 cup
bengal gram dhal - 1/2 cup
Milk - 2 cups
coconut - 1 medium sized
cashewnuts - 1 tblsp.
ghee - 1 1/2 tblsp.
jaggery ( grated) - 2 cups

Grate the coconut and grind to a fine paste with the required amount of water. Strain and take extract out of it. Add more water to the ground coconut again, grind and take another extract. dry roast rice, dhal seperately till a golden colour. Allow this to cool, wash and cook green gram dhal seperately in enough water. Mix Bengal gram dhal, rice and pressure cook with milk for 10-12 minutes.

Mix everything together, add jaggery and cook in reduced flame till it melts along with second extract . Allow to boil for few minutes and then add first extract of coconut. When it reaches boiling point remove from fire and serve hot with fried cashewnuts.