Heat a pan, add chana dhal and dry roast until a nice aroma comes.
Wash roasted channa dhal and add it into the pressure cooker.
Add 3 cups of water and cook for 5 whistles.
Allow to cooling well.
In a mixer add chana dhal and grind it coarsely.
Heat ghee in a pan, add coconut pieces fry well until it comes to golden brown color.
Add cashew nut fry well.
Add raisins and fry until it bubbles.
Take it out and keep it aside.
Add sabudana and 1 cup of water cook well.
Add grinded chana dhal mix well.
Add second coconut milk and cook for few minutes.
In another pan, add jaggery and ¼ cup of water stir well until jaggery melts.
Filter and add this jaggery syrup to the payasam.
Add cardamom into it and boil for few minutes.
Once all cooked well, add first coconut milk and mix well. Don’t boil for a long time.
Finally add roasted coconut pieces stir well.
Kadalai paruppu payasam / chana dhal kheer is ready to serve.