Barnyard Millet Payasam

 

Ingredients

¾ cup Barnyard millet

½ cup chana dal

¼ cup sago

¾ cup jaggery

2 ½ cups water

1 cup milk

½ tsp. cardamom powder

A very small pinch of salt

Instruction

-          Wash and soak barnyard millet, chana dal, and sago separately in water for two hours. Soak sago in ¾ cup water, we will be cooking it in that water on low fire later.

-          After soaking, pressure cook barnyard millet and chana dal with 2 ½ cups water for 8 minutes. Cool and open.

-          Meanwhile, cook sago with the water on low fire, stirring in between till cooked.

-          Put jaggery in ½ cup water, keep on low fire. When it is melted, sieve and add to the cooked barnyared millet and chana dal. Mix in cooked sago.

-          Keep on low fire, add milk, salt, and cardamom powder and stir well. Remove from fire after a couple of minutes.

-          Pour some ghee on the top while serving. It is a delicious payasam. Enjoy!

       Recipe courtesy Ashwita Goel