Paal Payasam

Javvarisi Semiya Paal Payasam (Sago Vermicelli Milk Pudding / kheer).. A real south indian cannot live payasam for a sweet occasion or rather any feast.. Mastering a payasam doesnot take great efforts but practice.. I learn it the hard way during my initial culinary adventures.. I used to get ready made packs of payasam mix, read the ingredients list and understood what goes into a payasam..

But little did I knowthen the real procedure / cooking mathod which was the key to a great payasam... Neverthe less now I adsolutely got the hang of it.. Payasam is so easy to make, the best part is in can be made quickly with ingredients in any indian pantry... Although I must confess that I love relishing a chilled payasam than the warm counter part...

Usually payasam is made with vermicelli / Semiya or Javvarisi / Sago but today I have combained both ingredients to make this delicious payasam....So i hope that you may try this yummy recipe and let know how it's comes out from you...


Preparation time : 30 mins
Cooking time : 20 mins
Serve : 4
Recipe cuisine : South Indian

INGREDEINTS :

Semiya / Vermicelli - 1/2 cup
Javvarisi / Sago - 1/2 cup
Milk - 4 cup (preferably full fat or skimmed)
Sugar - 1/2 cup
Cardomom powder - 1/4 tspn
Cashew - 8 nos
Raisins - 8 nos
Water - 2 cups

METHOD :

• In a bowl add in sago and soak it for 30 mins..
• Now in a pressure cooker add in soaked sago, semiya with some water whistled it for 2..
• Now open the cooker add in milk and mix well..
• Now add sugar along with the milk mix..
• Sprinkle some cardomom powder...Taste to check the sweetness..
• Reduce the flame and let it cook for 3 mins... 
• In a tempering pan, heat ghee and fry the cashew, raisins untill golden..
• Switch off the flame.. serve warm or cold as a dessert...
• Enjoy...

PICTORIAL :

Soak sago in a bowl for 30 mins

Add it to the cooker

Along with some roasted semiya

Add some water

Pressure cook for 2 whistled

Now it's done

Add in sugar

Allow to sugar disolved

Now it's done

Add in milk

Mix well

Keep it slow flame for 3 mins

Add in cardomom powder

In another pan add in ghee

Cashew and raisins

Toss well

Till brown

Pour it to the payasam

Mix well

Now it's done 

Serve hot

Or serve as cold as dessert

Enjoy...