Parippu Payasam

The favourite desert of the keralites. You cant stop with just 1 serving.
- Cherupayar Parippu – 200gm
- Jaggery -400gm
- Thick coconut milk – 1 1/2 cups
- Medium thick coconut milk – 4 cups
- Light coconut milk – 4 cups
- Ghee – 3 tablespoon
- Cashenut & Coconut pieces – 50 gm each
Fry the parippu without oil for 5-6 minutes. Wash it well & cook with boiled water. Melt the jaggery by adding 1 cup water. Add the melted jaggery to well cooked parippu & stir well. Add 2 tablespoon ghee to this & mix well. Add light coconut milk & when it starts boiling add medium thick coconut milk. When this mix evaporates and becomes half add the thick coconut milk. Stir well for 5 minutes & remove from gas.
Fry the cashewnuts & coconut pieces in rest of the ghee & add to payasam. Serve hot.
Source:Vanitha
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hi maria,
can u tell me how can i make these 3 types of milk from coconut milk powder…
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Maria
Reply: on April 16th, 2009 at 1:25 pmHi SVS
Thanks for dropping by.
To make thin/light coconut milk, add 1 tbsp of coconut milk powder to 1 cup of warm water. To make medium thick coconut milk powder add 2tbsp of coconut milk powder and for thick coconut milk powder add 3 tbsp of coconut milk powder to 1 cup of warm water.
This is the standard measurement. You can make some adjustments as per your requirement.
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thank u madam
i’ll try it out and let u know
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Hi,
Could you please tell me for how many people i can serve with the above quantity
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Maria
Reply: on July 9th, 2009 at 12:49 pmHi Saji
You can serve around 6-8 people with the above quantity.
Take care
Maria
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hi maria, we love this payasam .
wanted to know if we can make this using canned coconut milk?
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Maria
Reply: on August 19th, 2009 at 9:40 amHi Sherine
You can make this payasam with canned coconut milk too. To get diff consistencies add water accordingly.
I’ve given the steps for making coconut milk of diff consistency using coconut milk powder as a comment to this post. Please refer that if you’re planning to use coconut milk powder.
Hope you’ll like the payasam.
Cheers
Maria
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I’ve noticed that you haven’t added chukk, jeerakam & elakka (dried ginger, cumin & cardamom) powder in this payasam….
Wouldn’t it taste great with it?
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Maria
Reply: on August 26th, 2009 at 5:20 pmHi Maya
Thanks for dropping in here and also for your suggestion.
Regarding adding chukku and jeerakam, we both (my husband and myself) dont like it in payasam, thats why I didnt add it here.
However we like the cardamom flavor and I usually add it too. I forgot to mention it in the above recipe, thanks again for pointing it out :)
Cheers
Maria
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love this payasam..have been thinking of making this for along time…but just cant get around it!
your pic is making me drool and has forced me to make this a priority!!
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Maria
Reply: on April 20th, 2010 at 8:21 pmHi Saju,
Thank you for dropping in. I visited your place too, its really wonderful!
Hope you will make this payasam soon :)
Cheers
Maria
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I came across ur site by fluke n now it is one of my favourites. I used to try out kerala recipes by asking some of my neighbours. But now i know wher to cum if i want sum recipe.
Is this also made with green moong?
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Maria
Reply: on April 27th, 2010 at 7:43 amHi Naaz,
Thanks dear. Really happy to know that you try out recipes from here :)
I havent tried it with green moong,but I’ve seen some recipes using green moong. So it should be ok…
Cheers
Maria
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Hai Maria,
I will cook for this Onam really i know it will be greate taste!!!!!!!! any way again we will inform you after the preperation…..ok!!!!
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Maria
Reply: on August 25th, 2010 at 9:38 amHi Kumar,
Did you get a chance to make the payasam?
Hope you had a great time with your friends & family for Onam.
Cheers
Maria
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