Onam celebraion - Chana Dal Payasam preparation

In Kerala, for Onam Festival, Chana Dal Payasam is prepared at Home. Here I am going to give you the recipe for Channa Dal Payasam.

1 cup chana dal, soaked in water for 2 hours
2 cups jaggery, grated
1/2 cup cashew nuts broken
1/2 cup ghee
4 cups coconut scrapings, ground to a paste
1 tsp. cardamom powder
1/3 cup raisins

Cook chana dal in 4 cups of water in a pressure pan till soft. Add jaggery and milk extracted from the coconut paste. Cook till aromatic. Add friend cashew nuts and raisins. Fry these separately in hot ghee. Add cardamom powder and remaining ghee to payasam and serve warm. It is enough for 6 persons.