Parippu Pradhaman
- 50 min
- not spicy
- Serves 8
Parippu pradhaman, a Kerala payasam of moong dal and jaggery in coconut milk, topped with ghee-fried cashews. Makes 8 servings in 50 minutes, with video.
You’ll need: Pressure Cooker
Good for: Tamil New Year, Onam
Ingredients
Ghee5 tbsp
Yellow Moong Dal (split), Cleaned1 cup
Water4 cup
Jaggery2 cup
Coconut Milk, Thinly Sliced2 cup
Cashew (full), Halved10
Dry Coconut, Slices2 tbsp
Black Sesame Seeds1 tsp
Contains: milk, cashew or other tree nuts, sesame.
Nutrition
Per 1 person, and for all 8 people. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.
| Nutrient | Per 1 person | All 8 people |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 719kcal | 5752kcal |
| Protein | 9.9g | 79g |
| Carbohydrate | 82g | 655g |
| Fat | 42g | 338g |
| Fibre | 7.2g | 58g |
| Sugar | 55g | 443g |
Cookd masalas for yellow moong dal (split)
Method
Wash the dal. Heat 2 tbsp of ghee in a pressure cooker and saute the dal in it for 1 minute. Add 3 cups of water and pressure cook for 3 whistles. Mash it well after it is cooked.
In another pan, add the jaggery and 1 cup of water. Heat until the jaggery has completely dissolved. Strain the jaggery to remove any impurities and lumps.
Add the jaggery back into the pan and add the cooked dal. Stir continuously and cook for 10 minutes.
Add the thin coconut milk and cook for another 10 minutes.
Add the thick coconut milk and remove from the heat as soon as it comes to a boil.
In another pan, heat 3 tbsp of ghee and fry the cashew nuts until they turn golden brown. Remove it from the pan.
Heat the dry coconut slices in the same ghee until they start to turn golden brown. Remove them from the pan.
Add sesame seeds to the same pan. Once it is cooked, add it to the Pradhaman along with the fried cashew nuts and coconut.
Before you start
- How long does Parippu Pradhaman take?
- 50 minutes from start to finish. That is 10 minutes of preparation and 40 minutes of cooking.
- How many people does Parippu Pradhaman serve?
- 8. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
- Is Parippu Pradhaman vegetarian?
- Yes. No meat, no fish and no egg.
- Is Parippu Pradhaman spicy?
- No, it is not spicy.
- What do I need to make Parippu Pradhaman?
- 1 cup Yellow Moong Dal (split), 2 cup Jaggery, 2 cup Coconut Milk, 10 Cashew (full), 2 tbsp Ghee, 2 tbsp Dry Coconut, and a few more listed on this page.
- Do I need a pressure cooker for Parippu Pradhaman?
- No, it is cooked in an open pot.
- How many calories are in Parippu Pradhaman?
- About 719 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.
Tips from other cooks
2 notes- C
A Cookd cookJanuary 2025
adaprathaman and this recipe is same or different
- R
RamSeptember 2024
when you say cup how many grams it required how to measure solid and liquid in the same cup?
