Arisi Paruppu Payasam Recipe with step by step pics and a short Youtube video. If you like my video, please share it and don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE to my channel. This rice dal kheer is specially prepared during Tamil New year / Varusha Pirappu and Ganesh Chathurthi festival. It is a combination of Moong Dal Payasam and Milk / Paal Payasam, if you prepare in small quantity also, it yields a lot in volume, so it can be tried for small pooja in-home or if you have sudden guests at home. If interested, check my Tamil New year / Vishu recipes here…
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Rice Dal Kheer

Arisi Paruppu Payasam Recipe
Equipment
- Stovetop
Ingredients
1 Cup = 250 ML, 1 tsp = 5 ML
- ½ Cup Raw Rice / பச்சைஅரிசி
- ¼ Cup Moong Dal / பாசிப்பருப்பு
- ¼ Cup Channa Dal / கடலைப்பருப்பு
- 3 Cups Water / தண்ணீர்
- 2 Cups Milk / பால்
- 1½ Cup Jaggery / வெல்லம்
- 4 to 5 tsp Ghee / நெய் Link for Homemade Ghee
- 10 Cashew / முந்திரி
- 10 Raisins / உலர்ந்த திராட்சை
- Cardamom / ஏலக்காய்
- Few Strands Saffron / குங்குமப்பூ (Optional)
Instructions
- First, measure and keep all the ingredients ready. Soak a few strands of saffron in little warm milk.
- Heat 2 tsp of ghee in a pressure cooker, then add the cashew, raisins, cardamom and fry till golden colour.
- Add 2 tsp of ghee in the same cooker and add the rice. Fry till it pops up and changes in colour slightly. Keep by side.
- Pour 1 tsp of ghee, then add the moong dal, chana dal and fry till nice aroma wafts. Now, add the rice to the fried dal, then pour 1 cup of milk and 1.5 Cup of water.
- Give a mix and pressure cook for 5 to 6 whistles.
- Mash both the rice and dal with a potato masher.
- Pour the remaining 1 cup of milk and 1 cup of water and stir well. By the meantime, to a small pan, add 1.5 cups of jaggery and 1/2 cup of water. Heat till the jaggery dissolves completely, no string consistency is required.
- Filter the jaggery through a strainer to remove the impurities. Cook in low flame for 3 minutes and then add the fried cashews, raisins and cardamom.
- Finally, pour the saffron milk and mix well.
- Do try this Arisi Paruppu Payasam Recipe for this Tamil New year.
Video
Notes
Tips for Rice Dal Kheer Recipe
- Roasting the rice and dal in ghee lends a nice flavour. But for a quick version it can be used directly.
- Pressure cook the rice-dal thoroughly and mash it well, to get a creamy rice dal kheer.
- Adjust jaggery as per sweetness required. Always filter the jaggery to remove the impurities.
- Jaggery can be replaced with sugar too, but traditionally this Arisi Paruppu Payasam is prepared with jaggery only.
- Simmer the flame and then add the jaggery, else there is a chance to get curdled, as the payasam has milk in it.
- For a delicious taste, 1/2 cup of coconut milk can be added at last.
- Addition of saffron strands is optional, but it lends a nice aroma.
- For more flavour, 3 to 4 cloves and a piece of mace can be roasted in ghee and added to the payasam.
- This payasam thickens with time, so adjust with warm milk before serving.

Arisi Paruppu Payasam Recipe
Method for Arisi Paruppu Payasam Recipe
1. First, measure and keep all the ingredients ready. Soak a few strands of saffron in little warm milk.
2. Heat 2 tsp of ghee in a pressure cooker, then add the cashew, raisins, cardamom and fry till golden colour.
3. Add 2 tsp of ghee in the same cooker and add the rice. Fry till it pops up and changes in colour slightly. Keep by side.
4. Pour 1 tsp of ghee, then add the moong dal, chana dal and fry till nice aroma wafts. Now, add the rice to the fried dal, then pour 1 cup of milk and 1.5 Cup of water.
5. Give a mix and pressure cook for 5 to 6 whistles.
6. Mash both the rice and dal with a potato masher.
7. Pour the remaining 1 cup of milk and 1 cup of water and stir well. By the meantime, to a small pan, add 1.5 cups of jaggery and 1/2 cup of water. Heat till the jaggery dissolves completely, no string consistency is required.
8. Filter the jaggery through a strainer to remove the impurities. Cook in low flame for 3 minutes and then add the fried cashews, raisins and cardamom.
9. Finally, pour the saffron milk and mix well.
Do try this Arisi Paruppu Payasam Recipe for this Tamil New year.

Chettinad Arisi Paruppu Payasam
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