Green gram payasam (Cherupayar payasam)

Ingredients:

1. Cherupayar                             - 150gm to 200gm
2. Cashewnuts                            -few
3. Rasins(Unakka Munthiri)         - 8 to 10 nos
4. Jaggery                                    -2,3 blocks melted
5. Coconut milk                            - half of one
6. Cardamom powder(Elakka)       - 3 nos
7. Salt                                           -as required
8. Water(Hot)                               - As reqd
9. Ghee                                         -as required

Method:

1. Cook the split green gram dhal with needed water and salt in a pressure cooker for 3 whistles.
2. Put jaggery in 3/4 glass of hot water and melt it.
3. Fry raisins and cashewnuts in some ghee and keep it aside.
4. Add jaggery syrup, cashewnut, raisins, coconut milk and cardamom powder to the cooked split green gram dhal and boil it again. Add water if necessary.
5. Easy cherupayar payasam is ready.