AVAL PAYASAM | RICE FLAKES PAYASAM

I make this payasam every friday for pooja. This is the simplest & delicious payasam that can be made in 10-15 minutes.



INGREDIENTS

• Thick rice flakes / poha/ Aval - 1/4 cup
  
• Powdered jaggery - 1/4 cup ( + 2 tbsp - optional)
  
• Milk/coconut milk - 1/4 cup
• Cardamom seeds - 2 nos (powdered)
  
• Ghee - 1 tsp
  
• Water - As  reqd (around 2.5 cups)
  
• Roasted Cashews - a few

For additional flavor roast in a tsp of ghee & add the following

• Cloves /Krambu- 2 nos
  
• Roasted Nutmeg powder/ Jathikkai - A pinch
  
• Edible camphor / Pachai karpooram - a pinch

METHOD

• Heat a kadai with a tbsp of ghee and roast the cashews.Set aside
  
• In the same kadai, roast the aval and cardamom together for 3-4 mins. Aval becomes crispy and turns little brown.
  
• Allow it to cool. Powder it finely along with cardamom.
  
• Now take the water in a bowl and add the powdered aval.Cover and cook for 5 mins. Stir in between and check the water level.Add more water if needed.It thickens after few minutes.
•  Now add the powdered jaggery and mix well.Allow it to boil for 5-10 mins. 
• Finally add the roasted cashews. Add the items given under "flavor" if necessary.
• Switch off the flame and add 1/4 cup of boiled  milk or coconut milk..Serve hot or cold !!

NOTE:

U can add coconut milk for richness. But it should be added at the end before switching off the flame. If u feel sweetness is more, add little boiled milk. When u add milk along with jaggery , payasam gives a curdled look.To avoid this, add milk only at the end. If u want, u can replace jaggery with sugar. Here i've powdered the aval. If u wish, u can roast the aval and cook as it is. It will take little more time to cook.



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