Wheat payasa(godhi nucchu ) recipe

As we know wheat is very healthy food source and rich in fibre ,we can prepare a delicious payasa with it.We can use organic sugar or jaggery for sweet.

Hesaru bele payasa(Greengram dal payasa)recipe

Hesaru bele payasa

Hesaru bele is the Kannada name for greengram dal.Payasa prepared with this dal is one of the favourite of my husband and little kids.Usually we use coconut milk for this.But in some part of South Karnataka only Jaggery is used with dal and this payasa is called as 'Seevu' means sweet.Channa dal and green gram dal payasa are the common payasa prepared for functions in our area.After eating payasa the left out  at the end will be boiled and preseved for the next day and it will be like laddu.Hesaru bele payasa is very tasty,so try this at home.
Required ingredients
Greeen gram dal:1 cup
Grated fresh coconut:1
Jaggery:21/2 cup
Cardamom powder:1 tsp
 How to preparre hesaru bele payasa
In a thick bottomed pan fry green gram dal tillit becomes golden colour and you get good aroma.
Wash and cook them till they become soft.(you can use pressure cooker also)
Grind grated coconut with sufficient water to form smooth paste.Filter it through a clean cloth and extract thick coconut milk.
Again add little water to that coconut and squeeze the thin coconut milk.
Add thin coconut milk to the cooked dal,add jaggery and boil it with continuous stirring to prevent sticking.
Once the jaggery dissolves completely ,Add thick coconut milk and cardamom powder.
When it starts boiling put off he fire.
Hesaru bele payasa is ready

Carrot payasa recipe

As we know carrot is the rich source of many nutrients.If you take carrot in any form it is good for your body.We can prepare a delicious healthy payasa with carrots.Here we can use milk or coconut milk according to our taste and convenience.Usually I prefer coconut milk.If you add milk then it s called 'Kheer'.I add jaggery for sweet.For milk jaggery is not matching like coconut milk.We can grate or finely chop carrots.While boiling payasa looks very thin and watery.Once it cools it becomes thick.

Required ingredients
Carrot:6-8
Fresh coconut:1
Jaggery:to taste
Cardamom powder:1 tsp
Ghee:1 tsp
Cashew and raisins
How to prepare carrot payasa

• Grind grated coconut with sufficient water and extract thick coconut milk.Again add little water and extract thin coconut milk.
• Wash and grate or chop carrots.Cook them with thin coconut milk till they become soft.
• When it becomes cool,grind in a mixie.
• Transfer the content in to a big vessel.Add jaggery and boil it.(If it is too thick we can add water/thin coconut milk).
• When jaggry completely dissolves add thick coconut milk,cardamom powder and boil it.
• When you get one to two bubbles put off the fire.
• Fry cashews and raisins in ghee and pour over payasa.

Akki payasa(rice payasa/pudding) recipe

Akki or rice payasa is one of the tasty payasa. In our place it is prepared for festivals,an offering to God Shiva.Other than this also we can prepare it as sweet for guests or during functions.Usually people add sugar for sweets.But I am using jaggery.

Required Ingredients

Rice:1 cup(Use good quality of rice like basmathi it gives good smell and taste)
Fresh coconut:1

akki payasa

Jaggery:2 cups
Cardamom powder:1/2 tsp
Cashes,raisins
Ghee:2 tsp

How to prepare akki payasa

• Grate the coconut,grind it with water to form smooth paste.Now squeeze it through a clean cotton cloth and extract thick coconut milk.
• Again add water to the coconut and squeeze to get thin coconut milk.
• Wash and take rice in pressure cooker.Add 3-4 cups of thin coconut milk to it and cook for 3 signals.
• When the pressure releases, check the rice.It should be over cooked.
• Add jaggery and boil.While boiling we have to stirr continuously to prevent sticking.
• Once jaggery completely dissolves add thick coconut milk and cardamom powder.
• When it stars boiling put off the fire.(one to two bubbles appear).
• heat ghee in a pan.Add cashews and raisins.
• When they turn golden colour pour it over the payasa.
• Akki payasa is ready to serve.

Dates(Kharjoora) payasam

We have discussed sweets prepared out of dates.One more sweet with all good nutrients of dates is Dates payasam.This is also one of easy to prepare sweet.
Required ingredients
Dates:1 cup
Fresh coconut:1
Jaggery:1/2 cup
Raisins And cashews:10-15 each
Cardamom powder:1 tsp
Ghee:2 tsp
How to prepare Dates(Kharjoora) payasam

 dtes payasam

• Wash and soak dates for 1/2-1 hour in water after removing seeds.
• Grind fresh coconut  to form smooth paste by adding sufficient water.Squeeze it through clean cloth and extract thick coconut milk.
• Add little more water to that coconut and squeeze the thin coconut milk.Keep them separately.
• Cook soaked dates in thin coconut milk.After cooling grind it.
• Transfer it to a big vessel.Add jaggery and boil it.Depending upon dates quantity of jaggery varies.Adjust  jaggery according to your taste.
• Boil till jaggery completely dissolves.
• Add thick coconut milk and cardamom powder.
• When it stars boiling that is 1-2 bubbles appear put off the fire.
• Heat ghee in a pan.fry cashews and raisins and pour it over the payasam.
• Dates(Karjoor)payasam is ready to serve.

Delicious sweet channa dal payasam(Kadle bele payasa)

Payasam is one of the delicious sweet prepared using jaggery or sugar,coconut milk.Usually payasam is prepared using,vermicelli,milk and sugar.We can prepare payasa with channa dal,greengram dal,fruits like,banana,jack fruit,vegetables like,cucumber,bottle gourd etc .Payasa prepared with jaggery and coconut milk wil lbe healthy and tasty too.
Required ingredients
Channa dal:250 grams
 Jaggery:250 grams
Fresh coconut:1
Cardamomm powder:1tsp
How to prepare delicious Channa dal payasam

cooked channa dal

Channa dal payasam

• Wash and cook channa dal with sufficient water to make it soft.
• Grind grated coconut with little water and squeeze it through a clean cloth to extract  thick coconut milk.
• Again add little more water to the coconut and extract thin coconut milk.
• Now add thin coconut milk and jaggery to the cooked channadal and boil them.
• When the jaggery is completely dissolved add thick coconut milk and cardamom powder to it.
• When it starts boiling ie,1 -2bubbles appear put off the fire.
• Channadal payasam is ready to serve.