Potato Payasam is a rich, comforting South Indian dessert where creamy simmered milk is blended with pressure-cooked, mashed green gram dal and a smooth potato purée for an extra-luscious texture. Sweetness comes from strained jaggery syrup stirred in at the end, then it’s finished with ghee-fried cashews, plump raisins, and a fragrant touch of cardamom. Enjoy it warm for cozy indulgence or chilled for a cool, creamy treat.
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Potato Payasam Recipe
Potato Payasam
This payasam is made with potato, milk, jaggery and cashew nuts.
6
servings5
minutes30
minutesIngredients
Milk – 1/2 litre (2 big glasses)
Potato (Medium size) – 1
Green Gram (Moong) dhal – 1/2 cup
Jaggery Powdered – 1 cup
Ghee – 1 or 2 teaspoons
Cashew Nuts – Few
Raisins – few
Cardamom Powder – 1/4 teaspoon
Directions
- Add 1/2 cup water to the jaggery and bring to boil. When it starts boiling, remove from stove and strain it. Keep the jaggery syrup aside.
- Boil the milk in a heavy bottomed vessel and once it started boiling, reduce the heat to low and let it simmer in one stove.
- In another stove (burner) keep a heavy bottomed kadai and dry fry the green gram dhal till it turns light brown.
- Put the fried dhal in a pressure cooker and add 2 cups of water. Wash the potato and cut it into two and put it in the cooker along with the dhal. Close with lid and pressure cook for 3 to 4 whistles.
- Once it is cooled down, open the lid and remove the potato. Peel the skin from the potato and mash it. Put it in a small mixie and grind it to a fine puree by adding little milk.
- Mash the cooked dhal nicely and add to the boiling milk. Stir well. Then add the potato puree and stir it once again. Allow to boil for few seconds. Then add the jaggery syrup and allow to boil again. Remove from stove.
- Fry cashew nuts and raisins in a teaspoon of ghee and add to the payasam along with the cardamom powder.
- Serve hot or chilled.
i like potato payasam. different combo
hi kamala i tried ur recipe and its comeout nice. Its awesome and light. Everyone liked it.
Its yunmy
Thank you Anitha.
Hi i am from Malaysia your dishes are good -vegetarian
Thank you Sai Santha.