Whole Moong dal and Broken Wheat payasam with Roasted Coconut and Sun Flower Seeds

Ingredients:
Whole Moong Dal - 1/2 cup
Broken Wheat - 1 cup
Jaggery - 1/2 cups or to taste
Coconut Milk - 1/4 cup
Sliced Coconut - 2 TBSP
Sun Flower Seeds - 1 TBSP
Cardamom Powder - 1 tsp
Ghee - 2 tsp
Water - 4  cups

Method:

1. Wash and soak moong dal over night or for 6 - 8 hours.
2. Wash broken wheat couple of times with enough water.
3. Drain the soaked moong dal.
4. Combine the broken wheat and moong dal and add 4 cups of water.
5. Pressure cook for 3-4 whistles.
6. Add jaggery to 1/2 cup of water and bring it boil.  Strain to remove impurities.
7. Add the jaggery water to the cooked mixture.
8. Add coconut milk, and cardamom powder.  Mix well.
9. Cook 2 minutes.  Remove from the heat.
10. Heat 2 tsp of ghee in a skillet and fry the sliced coconut until golden brown.  Remove from the pan and keep it aside.
11. Roast the sun flower seed in the same ghee until golden brown.
12. Add the coconut and the seeds to the broken wheat and moong dal payasam.
13. Serve warm.

Sending this to Priya's cooking with seeds event.

Broken Wheat / Godhumai Ravai Bisibelabhath

Ingredients:

Broken Wheat / Godhumai Ravai - 11/2 cups
Thoor Dal - 1/2 cup
Tamarind Paste - 2 tsp
Bisibelabhath Powder - 2 TBSP
Mixed Vegetables (fresh or frozen) - 2 cups~cut into small cubes ( I used frozen vegetables like Green pepper, Beans, Carrots, Cauliflower and Brocoli)
Onion - 1 diced
Mustard Seeds - 1 tsp
Turmeric Powder - 1 tsp
Asafetida - a pinch
Salt - to taste
Water - 5 cups
Cashews - 5
Ghee - 1 TBSP
Oil - 2 tsp
Few currry leaves

Method:

1. Cook broken wheat and toor dal together with 5 cups of water in a pressue cooker for 3 whistles.
2. Heat oil in a large pan and add the mustard seeds. 
3. Add the diced onion and fry for 2 minutes.
4. Add the vegetables and cook till tender.
5. Add 2 cups of water and add the tamarind paste, turmeric powder, asafetida, salt and curry leaves.
6. Let it boil for 10 minutes.  Add the the bisibelabhath powder and cook for 2 minutes.
7. Now add the cooked broken wheat, dal mixture and combine well.  Cook for another 5 minutes.
8. In a small pan, roast the cashews in ghee.  Add it to the mixture.  Mix well.  Remove from heat.
9. Serve hot.