Quinoa Payasam (Quinoa Pudding). A Traditional Indian Dessert Amongst A Modern Twist!

Finally, hither is a recipe that I tin flame claim consummate an sole ownership to!! At to the lowest degree I intend I can! Often y'all assume that y'all came upward alongside an master copy idea, but individual else has already persuasion of it! That is a employment when y'all alive inwards such a heavily populated world!But inwards my defense, I tin flame truthfully solid soil that I pick out never come upward across this recipe anywhere before. I came upward alongside it yesteryear chance. I accidentally figured out the recipe in addition to did non laid out alongside the intent of finding it.

This is what happened... Payasam is a unremarkably made South Indian dessert, peculiarly cooked on auspicious days. The base of operations for Payasam is kokosnoot milk in addition to jaggery. Basically y'all develop either lentils ( divide xanthous peas, Chana dal, moong dal) or bulger wheat or rice in addition to lay this inwards a sauce made of cardamom flavored kokosnoot milk sweetened alongside jaggery in addition to and then garnish it alongside nuts in addition to raisins. I laid out to brand moong-bean lentil Payasam. When I was almost done, I realized that I had miscalculated the amount of jaggery required in addition to equally a number my dessert was instantly also sweet. Neither create I nor create whatever of my identify unit of measurement members similar dessert that is also sweet. I started pondering near ways to laid upward this! Then I remembered having to a greater extent than or less cooked quinoa inwards my refrigerator. I decided to add together it inwards in addition to come across what happens. The endangerment paid off! Not only did I larn by to laid upward the sweetness of the dessert, it turned out absolutely delicious! Everyone, including my identify unit of measurement members in addition to colleagues enjoyed it. I had come upward up alongside a prissy well for y'all dessert!

Here is the recipe inwards detail:

Servings: 4-6

Ingredients:

Quinoa: 1/2 cup
Moong-bean lentil: 1/2 cup
Water: 1 loving cup + 1 cup
Coconut milk: 1 can
Jaggery( palm sugar/coconut sugar): 3/4- 1 loving cup ( depending on the sweetness y'all prefer). If y'all don't pick out jaggery y'all could operate chocolate-brown sugar.
Cardomom powder: 1/8 tsp freshly Blue Planet from 2-cardamom pods.
Cashew halves: 1 tbsp( optional for garnishing)
Raisins: 1 tbsp( optional for garnishing).
Coconut flakes: 1/2 tbsp( optional for garnishing).
Ghee( clarified butter): 1/2 tsp to roast cashew halves in addition to raisins.
Salt: pinch

Method:

Bring ane loving cup H2O to a boil. Add the quinoa in addition to salt, cut the flame to low, comprehend in addition to develop the quinoa for 12-15 minutes until y'all come across the curls of the quinoa unfurl.Fluff it alongside a fork.

Cook the moong-bean lentil alongside 1 1/2 cups H2O over the stove-top until tender/ cooked.

Now inwards a pot, mix together the cooked moong-bean lentil, cooked quinoa in addition to the jaggery. Simmer on depression until the jaggery is all melted.

Add the kokosnoot milk in addition to pick out it to a boil. Turn off the flame.

Mix inwards the cardamom powder.

Garnish:
In a pocket-sized frying pan oestrus the ghee, roast separately the raisins in addition to cashews. Add it to the higher upward pot.
Coconut flakes tin flame endure used equally a garnish only earlier serving.

You could serve it hot or cold! I am bringing this dessert also to Angie@TheNoviceGardener for her Mango Ice-Cream that I took yesterday volition endure plenty for all! ;) I definitely don't desire our hostesses, the aussie dames, Margot in addition to Saucy to endure upset! Plus, I intend they would bask a traditional Indian dessert alongside a modern twist!
Enjoy!

Cooking made easy:

The higher upward dish tin flame endure made alongside quinoa alone.

You tin flame operate whatever other lentil similar divide yellow-peas.

The moong-bean lentil tin flame endure cooked inwards the pressure level cooker alongside 1 loving cup H2O for 3-4 whistles. Take it out only when the pressure level is zip inwards the cooker.

Tip for well for y'all living:

Sugar Vs Jaggery.

Both carbohydrate in addition to jaggery are made out of sugarcane juice. Jaggery is made yesteryear boiling the carbohydrate cane juice continuously until it forms a thick glue which is in addition to then cutting into blocks. For sugar, later boiling the juice, it is laid through os charcol for crystalization. Sugar is the simplest cast of sucrose piece jaggery incorporate minerals, Fe in addition to to a greater extent than or less fiber inwards add-on to sucrose. For fourth dimension immemorial jaggery has been used equally a sweetener inwards India. It is fifty-fifty used inwards tea in addition to java instead of white sugar.White carbohydrate is processed sugar. Jaggery is naturally processed in addition to is much healthier in addition to is also a source of iron. In India, jaggery is preferred equally it is considered holy equally beast os is non used to procedure it.

References:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaggery

http://www.organicfacts.net/health-benefits/other/jaggery-and-sugar.html

https://www.reliancegeneral.co.in/insurance/articles/year-2012/September/Say-No-to-Sugar-Opt-for-Jaggery.aspx

Food for thought:

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