Peanut Kheer / Verkadalai Payasam is another yummy and creamy payasam. It can be prepard under 30 minutes. Moong dal is cooked and Combined with roasted and ground peanuts. Jaggery is added as the sweetner. Finally garnished with ghee roasted nuts and raisins. This is life saver when we have sudden guest and when we have larger number of guests. The steps are easy and can be prepared happily without much effort. Finally todays "Protein Rich ingredient" is going to be peanut.
Peanut Kheer / Verkadalai Payasam
Peanut Kheer / Verkadalai Payasam is an instant and handy dessert.
Servings: 2
Ingredients
- ½ Cup Moong Dal
- ½ Cup Peanuts
- ⅓ Cup Jaggery Powdered
- ¼ Teaspoon Elaichi
- Required Water
- 2 Tablespoon Ghee
- 10 Cashews
Instructions
- Dry Roast Peanuts and allow them to cool down.
- Take moong dal in a pressure cooker and pressure cook with enough water for 3 whistles in medium flame.
- Allow the pressure cooker to release pressure on its own. Open the pressure cooker and mash the dal. If required add sufficient water to mash them into a thick paste.
- Mash the roasted peanuts with finger so that the outer skin peels off from the. Remove the skin and discard them.
- Grind the peeled peanuts in a blender with required water into a smooth paste.
- Heat the mashed moong dal. Add in the groundnut paste.
- Heat powdered jaggery with required water. Heat until it dissolves.
- Add in the jaggery syrup into the dal mixture. Add in the cardamom powder. Cook until they blend well.
- Heat ghee in a pan. Add in the cashews and roast them.
- Add the ghee and cashews into the payasam mixture. Cook for 2 minutes and switch off.
- Delicious and creamy payasam is now ready to serve.
Notes
- Do not add excess water. Add only limited water whereever required.
- This payasam is neither too thick nor too watery so adjust the water consistency accordingly.
Step by Step Photos on how to make Peanut Kheer / Verkadalai Payasam
- Dry roast peanuts. Allow them to cool down. Mash them with your finger so that the outer skin is removed. Remove the skin and discard them.
- Pressure cook moong dal with required water for 3 whistles in medium flame. Allow the pressure cooker to release pressure on its own.
- Open the pressure cooker and mash the dal. Add water only of required. Blend the peanuts into a smooth paste with required water. Add the peanut paste into the moong dal mixture.
- Add ½ Cup water into the jaggery. Heat until the jaggery dissolves and strain it for any imppurities. Add them into the dal mixture. cook for few minutes until they blend well.
- Heat ghee in a pan. Add in cashews and roast them. Add into the payasam.
- Delicious and creamy payasam is now ready to serve.
Check out the Blogging Marathon page for the other Blogging Marathoners doing BM# 80
Loading InLinkz ...
Wow thats really fantastic one!..never added peanuts this way, must try yaar..good share..
This kheer is so new to me. The roasted peanut paste must give a beautiful flavour to the kheer. Amazing!
Wow this is a totally new dish to me. I like the addition of peanuts here.
Never thought of making kheer with peanuts, wow totally interesting. Kheer looks fabulous.
Delicious and creamy kheer.. Looks yummy!!
Wow!!Payasam with peanut sounds inviting,Looks creamy and got a lovely color.
Your payasam series rocks. Vida vida senchu kalakareenga. Awesome
Payasam is so protein rich with the added peanuts. Awesome recipe.
The texture of the kheer is fantastic ! I have never made Daal based kheers , must try this , peanuts definitely are a bonus ! :))
You have been dishing out very different recipes than the usual anlet. Really interesting to see these because I would never have thought of making a peanut payasam. Hats off to your creativity!
That is such an interesting dish! Never tried peanuts in payasam. Bookmarking. This looks like a guilt free sweet dish!
Even I have never added peanut in Indian payasam. It looks yummy 😋
Thats a very good innovative payasam. Looke quite yummy. I am hearing a payasam recipe without milk or coconut milk for the first time. Would love to try it..