My hubby loves this payasam/prathaman. I love it too; I also like other kinds of payasam. If you ask him what you want for payasam. He will say make kadala parippu payasam. Amma used to love it too. If she got a chance she will make it, but on the other hand appa loves Ada prathaman or payasam. For this Vishu I made this Kadala payasam, even my little one had her taste test, she likes sweets. Now a days she has becomes more demanding, she needs attention, makes noise to get attention, upset if she is not getting food. I am enjoying every bit of motherhood nowadays. It brings back memories of my mother.
I lost amma in 2004; she was diabetic and died of cardiac arrest. I was here in US, unable to see her during her final moments. For that reason, till now one corner of my mind always says that amma left for some place. Then the next moment reality kicks in and says that she is gone forever, she won’t come back. She was more like a friend to me, I could talk anything with her, including teasing during college days, she gave me mental support and advice me on what I have to do. Of course every mother does that. She was a real fan of old Malayalam actor Prem Nazir, she watched his movies a lot of times, me and sister will change the channel when she was watching a Nazir movie and looks for movies of Shahrukh Khan. I think he is the superstar for two generations of our family; I and my sister liked him, now my niece also likes him. I don’t think my little one going to watch any movie soon, as she is going to busy with sesame street, and all other Disney movies. Now thinking back I should have let amma watch her favorite star’s movie.
Amma loved sweets too, once she was diagnosed with diabetics I was strict and won’t let her eat any sweets. However, she would ask appa and eat sugar without my knowledge. Now my hubby is diabetic, he is afraid of sweets, and I would tell him to take a small portion, and I think I changed my tactics here. I need to do the opposite.
I decided to make amma’s version of kadala pariappu pradhaman/payasam. As she did not measure with cups and teaspoon’s I have to come up with my own variations. I was able to make really tasty payasam. Jaggery: dal ratio should be 2:1. I wanted it to be traditional so added ghee, roasted chopped coconuts and cashews, but avoided raisins. Here comes the recipe.
What you need
Kadala parippu/chana dal: 1/3 cup
Sabudana/Tapioca pearls: 1 tablespoon
Jaggery: 2/3 cup
Ghee/Clarified butter: 1 tablespoon
Coconut milk or cream; ½ cup ( I used store bought one , if you wish use home made one)
Ground ginger: 1/8 teaspoon
Coconut chopped: 2 tablespoon ( if you want reduce or increase the quantity, use copra for authentic)
Cardamom: 3 pods
Cashews: 10 nos.
Water: 2 1/4cup
How I made
Wash and soak chana dal/ kadala parippu and sabudana/ tapioca pearls in water for 30 minutes.
Cook chana dal with 1 ½ cup water in pressure cooker until 2 visil or 20 minutes and switch of flame and keep aside.
In the mean time cook saubdana in 1/8 cup of water in small pan until they become translucent. It takes about 5-6 minutes. Switch off the flame and let it cool.
In a medium sauce pan add ¼ cup of water and jaggery let jaggery melt itself and drain using a strainer to remove the impurities.
In the same pan add cook chana dal , sabudana and jaggery syrup cook for 5 minutes and add ¼ cup of coconut milk and 1/3 cup of water. After 5 minutes add ¼ cup of coconut milk along with crushed cardamom pods, ground ginger and let it boil for another 5 minutes . Switch of the flame and keep aside.
Heat ghee in a small pan add cashew and fry until brown it takes about 2 minutes, remove them and keep aside. Same pan add chopped coconut and fry until they become slightly brown. It takes about 3-4 minutes.
Garnish the kadala parippu payasam with ghee roasted cashews and chopped coconuts.
Preparation time: 45 minutes
Yield: 4 serving
Verdict: very yummy and tasty
Will you make it again: Yes I will.
Swathi
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This is Swathi ( Ambujom Saraswathy) from Zesty South Indian Kitchen who loves to explore cuisines from all over the world. Whenever possible I try to to give an Indian touch to several of the world cuisine, and has weakness for freshly baked bread. All the recipes you see here are created by me and approved after taste-test by my family.
I to make this sweet often. But never added sago in this! Must be tasty too..
Very delicious kadala paruppu payasam Dear..my favourite too..pictures are as always too good:-)
Oh Swathi, I am sorry to hear about amma. I am scared too you know, what happens if I cannot reach in time, but I cant do anything life goes on..
Payasam looks nice, my sis likes pal payasam and I like paruppu payasam, amma has to cook everything twice..akka likes idlis and I like dosas 🙂
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Woww such delicious and tempting payasam,really sorry to know about ur mom Swathi…
It looks so rich and creamy, Looks super yum
We make it with pasiparuppu…looks super delicious 🙂
Hey Swathi,
Thnak you so much for sending this wonderful recipe to my event.
I am so sorry to know abt your mother. Remember she always loved her kids and blessed them.
payasam looks delicious and yummy…nice pictures….
What a nice payasam dear. sorry about your mother. though she is gone, feel good that you can’t remove her from your thoughts..
hi swathi,
new to ur blog here..luv ur recipes..sorry to hear abt ur amma…Rem she is in a better place now and will always be in your hearts
mouthwatering pudding
What a different dish! I’d love to try it.
I’m very sorry to hear about your mom dear….but I believe she is blessing you from above…..
Very delicious and yummy dishes dear….
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I am so sorry for your mom swathi.. Tears rolling when reading this.. by the way payasam looks awesome dear.. all time favoruite..
Sorry to hear about amma … She is always there with you .. She has left you with so much values and principles right ,
Payasam looks yummy
Sorry to hear abt ur mom dear ..
Payasam looks delicious
Very tasty payasam. Sorry to hear abt ur mother, it is difficult to remove her thoughts. She has left u only physically and would always be with u in ur highs and lows to protect and guide u.
Sorry to hear abt your mom swathi, she is always with you in your heart, …and payasam looks delicious…take care
Swathi,, sorry for ur amma dear don’t worry she is always near to you Swathi. Amma is great dear nothing can compare to her dear… ur chana payasam looks soo sweet paa nice pictures dear..
My very favorite payasam…i will make any number of times!
you know, my friend…u have such wnderful memories of your mom…that is the best thing possible and no one can take that away!
Payasam looks delicious……Sorry to hear abt ur loss.
I too love this a lot! Delicious payasam!
Interesting recipe.Looks yummy…
This is my fav too…kazhichittu kure naalayi…drooling over your pics..liked the addition of sabudaana in it 🙂
Thanks for visitinig my blog and for the nice comments..the dish looks delicious and too tempting….
A very delicious looking payasam Swathi. Hope you had a great vishu celebration, I love the clicks and the garnished nuts in them.
sorry to hear abt ur mum…
ur payasam looks yummy ..creamy n delicious..new version for me..will try soon
new to me..looks so delicious
Sorry to hear about your mom. I love this payasam very much. I am craving now!
Super post swathy. You made me remember my moter. You love for mother reflects in your posts. Kadalla pradhaman looks delicious. I and my mother used to prepare payasam daily.
Please read this post. I wrote about her long back.
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Wow, this looks so unique and delicious! I think I would love the texture!
I am very sorry to hear about your mom.I can very much understand what you might be going through as I too feel the same way about my father ,I could not see him when he passed away as I was here and just then I had a baby.I too feel that he is still somewhere but the moment the truth strikes it hurts a lot.I too think of the many things that I could have done along with him when he visited here for the last time…but that will never happen.Sorry for being emotional.
I really liked the Chanadaal payasam.
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So sorry to hear about your mom…
anyway this payasam is my favorite.Kothiyavunnu kandittu.