Kitchen Tantra

Aval Payasam:

Rice Flakes Pudding. Avallaki Prathaaman. Aval prathaman. Poha Pudding. Poha Payasam.

Ingredients:

Thick Rice Flakes(aval/poha) 1 cup
Whole milk 2 cups
Jaggery 3/4 cup
Grated coconut 1/4 cup
Coconut milk 1 cup
Caradmom pods 3-6 crushed
Ginger powder/sukku podi 1/2 spoon(optional)
Cashewnuts 10 halved
Raisins/dry grapes - 15
Ghee 1 cup.

Method:

In a heavy bottomed vessel, heat few spoons of ghee. Toast cracked poha till fragrant. Then transfer it to a bowl. Set aside.

In the same pan, heat 1/2 cup of ghee. Fry cashew nuts till golden color. Set this aside too.

Add raisins and fry them...till they pop well. Then set this aside too.

Throw away the fried ghee. Rinse the vessel.....then reheat it.

Add jaggery and 1/2 cup of water. Bring this to boil. Now add cardamom seeds powder and ginger to it. Let this solution turn to nice syrup like condition.

Now stir-in toasted cracked poha. Cover and cook. When it absorbs almost all moisture...add 2 cups of milk and cook. Maintain the stove over medum heat.

When it is almost done...stir-in grated coconut, coconut milk, fried nuts and raisins. Mix them well.

Transfer the pudding t display vessel.

Serve chilled as a dessert!

Labels: Payasam, Sweets