Mangane | Sweet Dish with Sago & Chana Dal
Mangane is kind of kheer or payasam prepared using chana dal, sago and coconut milk while jaggery is added for sweetness. This vegan friendly recipe is not just easy to prepare but also not too heavy on stomach. You can enjoy it as a side dish or main dessert in your Thali.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup chana dal (split chickpeas)
- 1/4 cup sago (sabudana)
- 2 cups thick coconut milk
- 1/2 cup jaggery
- 1 tsp cardamom powder
- chopped almonds or cashews handful
- salt just a pinch
Instructions
- Soak chana dal and sago separately in water for 2 hours. Allow dal and sago to absorb some water, so it helps in cooking process.
- Next, pressure cook the soaked chana dal for 3-4 whistles or until it cooks completely.
- Cool down the boiled chana dal. Do not discard the excess water from boiled dal, we’ll further use it for cooking.
- Take a saucepan on medium heat and add boiled chana dal along with water.
- Add soaked sago or sabudana into it.
- Next goes coconut milk into it and bring everything to boil.
- You can add chopped dry fruits at this stage. I have used almond flakes but cashews are popular choice for this recipe.
- Once sago is cooked, add jaggery and cardamom powder. Adjust the jaggery as per sweetness.
- Add pinch of salt and further cook on medium-low heat until jaggery is completely dissolved.
- Remove the saucepan from the heat and ‘Mangane’ are ready. Enjoy it hot or cold !!
Notes
- Soak chana dal for sufficient time, so it will be easily cooked.
- Try to use fresh homemade coconut milk, if possible. To prepare this milk, grind freshly grated coconut in a blender with little water. And then sieve ground coconut paste to squeeze out all milk.