CHANNA DAL PAYASAM

• Wash and soak the gram.
• melt a part of the ghee in a pan , add the coconut pieces and fry till golden brown over a medium flame drain, remove and keep aside.
• In the same ghee add the cashew nuts and over a low flame fry till golden brown and keep aside.
• Extract coconut milk by soaking the grated coconut in about half a cup of hot water for 10 minutes and then pass the mixture through a strainer.
• Boil the gram in a sauteuse with just sufficient water to cook the gram.
• When the gram is cooked add the jaggery and the coconut milk.
• Cook till the mixture is thick stirring once in a while so that it does not get burnt.(make sure the mixture does not become very thick, it should be of pouring consistency.).
• Add the remaining ghee and the cardamoms. mix thoroughly.
• Serve garnished with the fried coconut pieces and the cashew nuts.