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    Oats Dal Phirni | Oats Moong Dal Payasam

    Published: Mar 5, 2013 · Modified: Oct 5, 2020 by Srivalli · 24 Comments

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    Oats Dal Phirni or Oats Moong Dal Payasam, a No Rice made with oats and Moong Dal to get a creamy milk pudding.

    Phirni is a typical Indian Sweet made with that Rice that is soaked and ground. I have made it in the Microwave for a Microwave Gulab Phirni and with Rice Flour for a quick stovetop Gulab Ki Phirni as well. Today's version is a no rice phirni, adapted from Sanjeev Kapoor.

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    Oats Dal Phirni

    In our BM theme, which is "Cooking from Book", I naturally had to select Sanjeev Kapoor. His cooking show was the first one I ever watched along with mama. We made sure we never missed it and noted down all his recipes. We must have actually tried it all.

    I used to buy fiction and never cookbooks. With the show always been aired, I never came around buying his books. First of all, I never realized when from fiction, my reading turned to cookbooks. Even more, I have so many cookbooks that I stopped counting and stopped looking at them as well. Above all, I feel so remorse because I have never cooked anything from most of the books.

    Similarly, when everybody in the group was eager to have this theme always on the list, I was hoping I would at least take it once and try something. Finally, as a result, I referred to his books and lucky for me, he had something for dessert and with Oats on top! And this Oats Dal Phirni was one that I could easily do.

    First of all, we consider any sweet dish as a dessert as well. I mostly refer to Indian Sweets made for festivals. You can serve the same after a meal as a dessert.

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    I purposely leave out mentioning details of the theme. The excitement comes knowing the different ways a theme can be interpreted. I always find it so amazing how what you said and what you didn't say, can be interpreted in many ways. I love doing this analysis Many years back I used to do this analysis on different things, now it's all related to food and how people look at something in relation to food.

    After announcing the themes, I always get excited getting emails from my friends asking what I meant. I reply to them depending on what they guess. Though it's time-consuming, I love spending time on these discussions with my BM friends. I like their enthusiasm and the energy they show when I throw a challenge at them and end up doing so well.

    Oats Dal Payasam

    Now back to this recipe, this calls for split moong dal and Oats. The recipe actually says one must soak the dal for nearly 3 -4 hours. On reading that he talks about Spilt moong dal and why should one soak for so long, I decided not to but in the end, I ended up leaving it soaking for that long.

    Anyway, I feel you need not soak for that long and if you still feel the split moong dal taste, you can roast it in ghee before using it. I was under the impression that one calls it phirni only when rice is used, maybe I am wrong and would love to know how else this is called. This Oats Moong Dal Payasam recipe calls only milk and dal, with no rice added at all.He calls it Dal phirni. Maybe because after making it, the texture ends up being like Rice Phirni is.

    Step By Step Pictures for making Oats Dal Phirni

    How to make Oats Phirni 1

    How to make Oats Phirni 1

    Ingredients Used in making Oats Moong Dal Phirni

    Traditionally we use Rice to make Phirni. In this No Rice Phirni, the creamy texture comes from adding boiled ground moong dal and oats.

    We use ground Moong Dal is to make this phirni very creamy. And Oats give its body.

    Oats Dal Phirni
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    Oats Dal Phirni | Oats Moong Dal Payasam

    Oats Dal Phirni or Oats Moong Dal Payasam is a No Rice made with oats and Moong Dal to get a creamy milk pudding.
    Course Sweets
    Cuisine Fusion, North Indian
    Keyword Oats Moong Dal Phirni, Oats Phirni
    By Cook Method Stovetop
    Occasion Festival Meal
    By Diet Healthy Recipes
    Prep Time 15 minutes
    Cook Time 10 minutes
    Soaking Time 2 hours
    Total Time 2 hours 25 minutes
    Servings 4 cups
    Author Srivalli

    Ingredients

    • 1/2 cups Split Yellow Dal / Moong Dal
    • 1/2 liter Milk
    • 3 tbsp Sugar
    • A Pinch Saffron Strands
    • 2 tbsp Oats
    • Handful Pistachios finely chopped
    • Handful Almond finely chopped

    Instructions

    • Wash and soak the moong dal in enough water for 3 to 4 hours.
    • Drain the water and grind the dal to a smooth paste.
    • Heat milk in a nonstick pan/ thick bottom pan and bring it to a boil. Add the ground moong dal paste and whisk well.
    • Simmer and cook on low heat till the mixture thickens. Add sugar and mix well.
    • Cook the mixture, stirring continuously. Add saffron and mix well.
    • Cook for 15 minutes, stirring continuously, till the dal gets cooked.
    • Add oats and mix well. Cook for 2-3 minutes stirring continuously.
    • Finally, add the finely chopped nuts, cook for a couple of minutes.
    • Then switch off and transfer into a serving bowl. Garnish with pista and almond, cool, and serve.

    Notes

    If you don't cook the moong dal for a while, you might feel the raw taste when drinking the payasam.
    It becomes thick porridge-like, so it tastes good when served chilled. Else microwave again and serve hot.
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    Comments

    1. veena krishnakumar says

      March 05, 2013 at 4:03 pm

      Sweets marathon!!!!Loved the pic...too good:-)

      Reply
    2. The Pumpkin Farm says

      March 05, 2013 at 4:43 pm

      seems like a different recipe for me, moong dal payasam, i've never had and moong dal halwa is laboroius and back breaking..this is quick fix and with oats u made it healthy too

      Reply
    3. Hari Chandana says

      March 05, 2013 at 5:38 pm

      Lovely and delicious combination.. Love it 🙂

      Reply
    4. Chef Mireille says

      March 05, 2013 at 5:43 pm

      what a healthy dessert with the use of both gram and oats full or protein and fiber

      Reply
    5. vaishali sabnani says

      March 05, 2013 at 7:31 pm

      This is really interesting, I mean I have tried various phirnis, but always used rice, never ever thought of using. Daal, not very sure if the family will like but will try with a small serving.

      Reply
    6. Nivedhanams Sowmya says

      March 06, 2013 at 5:57 am

      wow looks so rich and so creamy!!! very different from our regular payasam yet very tasty!!

      Reply
    7. divya says

      March 06, 2013 at 1:08 am

      Totally drooling here !!! This looks amazing 🙂

      Reply
    8. Suma Gandlur says

      March 06, 2013 at 3:17 am

      Looks yummy besides being healthy because of oats and moving.

      Reply
    9. Jayashree says

      March 06, 2013 at 5:02 am

      That's a very healthy way of making the traditional phirni, Valli.

      Reply
    10. Priya says

      March 06, 2013 at 9:44 am

      Never thought of making phirni with oats, looks super delightful,excellent and droolworthy.

      Reply
    11. thoushaltcook says

      March 06, 2013 at 9:48 am

      I guess it is the talent of u guys that makes u try such wonderful stuff. I can never imagine mixing dal and oats in a sweet dish. Hats off.

      Reply
    12. kausers kitchen says

      March 06, 2013 at 1:02 pm

      Mmmm..healthy and ofcourse Delicious.

      Reply
    13. Kalyani says

      March 06, 2013 at 1:36 pm

      healthy and tasty bowl there, Valli ! Yup, Sanjeev Kapoor started us all on watching Cookery shows, didnt he ?

      Reply
    14. Manju says

      March 06, 2013 at 1:46 pm

      Good and healthy combination. Haven't tried dal with milk for payasam.

      Reply
    15. Pavani says

      March 06, 2013 at 5:07 pm

      I love to see how people react differently to a situation -- it's actually quite amazing & fascinating.
      I'm sure you must be going crazy with all our questions & queries 🙂
      Did the original recipe use Oats or was it your addition? I'm wondering since it recipe uses oats instead of rice, it's called phirni??

      Reply
    16. Rajani S says

      March 06, 2013 at 7:02 pm

      I have never watched Sanjeev Kapoor's show until recently in youtube, nor I have any of his cookbooks (shocked :D?).

      Good that you found this sweet (or is it dessert? :D) recipe in the chosen book 🙂

      Reply
    17. Srivalli says

      March 07, 2013 at 12:43 am

      Thanks everybody!

      Pavani, Yes the original book has Oats in it. That was one of the reasons why I choose Oats, because there was nothing common with all these authors, or at least as main ingredient..:) This recipe has gone through minimum changes from my side.

      Reply
    18. PriyaVaasu says

      March 07, 2013 at 12:42 pm

      Delicious n healthy Kheer!!! 🙂 i think we can have it for breakfast too!!! Looks yum!!! 🙂

      Reply
    19. Preeti Garg says

      March 07, 2013 at 5:17 pm

      Wow, very unique ingredients: oats and dal in kheer

      Reply
    20. Harini-Jaya Rupanagudi says

      March 07, 2013 at 5:38 pm

      Lovely kheer! Interesting combo of moong dal and oats.

      Reply
    21. Sandhya Ramakrishnan says

      March 07, 2013 at 7:47 pm

      Very different recipe! Like priya said, it would work as a breakfast option as well.

      Reply
    22. Shylaja Praveen says

      March 08, 2013 at 3:33 am

      A dessert that is healthy too. Nice twist to the traditional moong dhal payasam

      Reply
    23. Corporate to Kitchen says

      March 11, 2013 at 2:23 am

      Oats are so versatile. I love the way you have made this & I am sure it tasted great. I am going to bookmark this & make it soon.

      Reply
    24. cookcookandcook says

      March 13, 2013 at 6:49 am

      A healthy dessert.. Lovely..

      Reply

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