Fry the moong dal in a heated pan on a low flame, till a nice aroma comes.
:- Do not make it brown and do not use oil or ghee.
Make a jaggery syrup with little boiling water.
Make 3 1/2 cups of coconut milk from the coconut powder.
Cook the dal nicely in a pressure cooker.
:- Make sure its not at all dry after cooked.
Add this cooked dal into the jaggery syrup and stir it for 5 mins.
Add ghee to that and stir it for 5 mins.
Add the coconut milk and stir it continuously.
:- Do not boil it.
Fry some cashew nuts in 1 tbsp of ghee.
Finally, add the powders and fried cashew nuts into the payasam.
Tip:
:- Be ready with all the ingredeints like jaggery syrup and coconut milk. So it will be easy.
:- Use brown jaggery or else add dark brown sugar.