Govva Kona Paysu / Broken Wheat Payasam

Serves 2 to 3

Ingredients:

• Broken Wheat - 3 tbsp

• Milk - 2 cups

• Ripe Plantain - 1 small (1/2 cup chopped)

• Chana Dal - 1 1/2 tbsp

• Moong Dal - 1 tbsp

• Jaggery Powder- 1/2 to 1 cup (as per sweetness required)

• Cardamom Powder - 1 pinch

• Dry Ginger Powder - 1 pinch

• Salt - 1 pinch (Optional)

• Shredded Coconut (or Coconut Flakes) - 1 tbsp (Optional)

• Cashews & Raisins - 1 tbsp (Optional)

• Ghee - 2 tbsp + 1 tbsp

Method:

• Dry roast chana dal and moong dal on low flame for 5 mins till a nice aroma spreads.

• Wash broken wheat well and soak it for 15minutes.

• Drain and cook in a vessel or pressure cook with dals for 2-3 whistles or cooked well. Dals can also be cooked separately. I cooked in a vessel.

• Cook bananas till soft (not mushy). I microwaved for 5minutes. (Pazham Puzhungiyath)

• Chop cooked bananas to small pieces and roast in a tbsp of ghee in a pan as shown.

• Add jaggery powder (or melted jaggery) to the ghee roasted bananas and mix well. Let it come to a boil. 

• Add cooked dals and broken wheat to the banana mixture followed by milk. Also add 1/4 cup of boiling water. 

• Cook on low-medium flame and bring it to boil.

• Add cardamom powder and dry ginger powder to the payasam.

• Simmer for 10-15 mins to adjust consistency. Payasam will thicken a bit on cooling.

• Heat ghee in a kadai and roast shredded coconut till golden. Transfer to the payasam. Also roast cashews, raisins and season it.

Note:

• For Vegans, Coconut milk can be used instead of milk in the recipe. Ghee can be replaced by coconut oil.

• Ripe bananas can be chopped without cooking as well.  

• If semi dry payasam is required, reduce the quantity of milk accordingly.