SAGO PAYASAM / JAVVARISI PAYASAM WITH JAGGERY - PAYASAM RECIPES

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Hello everybody ,
How r u all ? Sorry for absconding these days .I had an unexpected trip to my native and i was there for the past one week.Some of my readers have asked me why i am not regular in my posts .Actually  i felt happy that there are some friends who visit my blog regularly and care for me..plz be around and encourage me.Hope I’ll try to be in par & will come out with nice recipes..
Now coming to this post , every friday i do vilakku pooja at home and i usually make AVAL or  RICE payasam .Today for a change, i tried javvarisi payasam with jaggery.I learnt this from my MIL.. It came out very well and tasted yum.. But i forgot to add cashews &  cloves..   ;)

 

INGREDIENTS SAGO / JAVVARISI ( I used white big ones ie..maavu javvarisi ) – 1/4 cup Powdered jaggery – 1/3 cup  Cardamom – 2 nos (powdered) Cashew – 2 nos (fried in ghee) Cloves – 1 - 2 no ( fried in ghee) Ghee – 2 tsp Coconut milk – 1/4 cup Milk & water – As needed

METHOD : Take a kadai and add a tsp of ghee..Fry the cashews and cloves.set aside. In the remaining ghee , fry the sabudana for 5-7 minutes in low flame till it puffs up slightly ..(  the size of the sabudana gets bigger and becomes crispy) .Do it in medium flame.Please make sure u don’t burn it.. Now cook the roasted sabudana with water till it turns transparent..Make sure the sabudana is not over cooked and turns mushy instead it should be visible & separate. When the sago cooks, the middle portion looks white. Take one and press it with finger. No need to wait for sabudana to become transparent. When its soft, switch off the flame. It will cook completely in the heat of water and becomes transparent.   Then in a wide mouthed bowl take the powdered jaggery and add water to cover it.Melt the jaggery to make a syrup and allow it to boil till the raw smell disappears. Add this syrup to the cooked sabudana and mix well.Let it boil for sometime..If you feel this mixture is very thick , add some water and boil it.Don’t add milk at this point becoz it will curdle.Always Milk should be added after removing from the flame.Then add the roasted cashews, cloves and cardamom powder. Remove from fire and add the coconut milk.Add some boiled milk to make it watery / thin. Enjoy !!

TIPS :

• If u think, u have added more jaggery and if it is very sweetish , add milk to reduce the sweetness.. Coconut milk gives  a nice  flavor & texture to this payasam , so dont forget to add it at the end.
• Please add milk or coconut milk only after switching off the flame otherwise payasam gives  a curdled look.

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