Bellam Paramannam In Pressure Cooker – Andhra Rice Payasam With Jaggery

 Paramannam is a rice based sweet dish that is most popular in Andhra. This Indian dessert recipe is also known as annam payasam, bellam paramannam in Telugu. In simple words, bellam paramannam is nothing but Andhra style rice payasam with jaggery.  It is one of the most important naivedyam recipes that is offered to God for festivals like Sankranti, Varalakshmi Vratham, Ganesh chaturthi, Navratri and much more. This sweet dish is prepared with rice, milk, sugar or jaggery, nuts and ghee.

Authentic paramannam is made by cooking raw rice in milk in an open pot. But I prepared this bellam paramannam in a pressure cooker. It took just 15 minutes for making this Andhra style payasam recipe. Consistency of paramannam depends on the quantity of milk and jaggery syrup. It looks thin when hot and it thickens over time. So you can adjust the quantity of milk as per the desired consistency. There are chances of paramannam getting curdled when you add jaggery syrup to the hot milk. So you should always add the jaggery syrup after switching off the flame. You can make it perfect all the time.

So friends, try this yummy Andhra style paramannam recipe during this Navratri festival and enjoy. Lets see how to make bellam paramannam recipe with step by step pictures.

Check out my other Andhra recipes too !

Paramannam recipe - Bellam paramannam

Andhra style rice kheer with jaggery - Bellam paramannam recipe with step by step pictures.

Cuisine: Andhra recipes

Category: Sweet

Serves: Serves 4

Prep time: 10 Minutes

Cook time: 20 Minutes

Total time: 30 Minutes

Chitra Ganapathy

INGREDIENTS

1 cup - 250ml Raw rice / Sona masoori rice – 1/4 cup Boiled Milk – 2 cups or Milk + water – 1 cup each Sugar or jaggery – 1/2 cup (adjust as per taste) Water – 1/4 cup for syrup Cardamom – 2 nos (crushed) Cashews and dry grapes/raisins - Few

HOW TO MAKE BELLAM PARAMANNAM RECIPE

1. In a pressure cooker base, take the rice, milk. Put a spoon inside the cooker to avoid splashing of milk.
2. Pressure cook in low flame for 2 whistles. Switch off the flame. Open, mash the rice well.
3. In a pan, melt jaggery and make a thin syrup.
4. Strain and add the jaggery syrup to the cooked rice when warm. Mix well.
5. Add the cardamom powder, roasted nuts. Boil in low flame for a minute.
6. Switch off the flame and serve hot or cold.

BELLAM PARAMANNAM - STEP BY STEP PICTURES

Wash the rice. In a pressure cooker base, take the rice, milk + water or milk alone. Add a pinch of salt. Mix well, drop a small plate or spoon inside the Cooker. It helps to avoid splashing of milk while it whistles.  Pressure cook in very low flame for two whistles.  Open the cooker after the steam is released. Remove the spoon. Mash the rice with a whisk and make it mushy.  Add some water if it's too thick. Boil for a minute. Remove and Set aside. In a bowl, take the jaggery and add water. Boil and melt the jaggery completely. Make a thin syrup. No need to bring any consistency. Switch off the flame and let the syrup becomes warm. Strain the syrup in a metal strainer. Add to the cooked rice. Mix well and check for consistency. Add more boiled milk or water if needed. Do not switch on the flame. Heat ghee in a small kadai. Roast the cashews and raisins till golden. Add to the paramannam. Add cardamom powder. Mix well. You can add a pinch of edibke camphor if you like. Now Switch on the flame and keep it very low. Boil for a minute or two. Mix now and then. Do not roll boil. Paramannan should be just heated. Switch off the flame and keep it aside. Serve hot or cold as you like. Enjoy !

Note

Adjust the quantity of jaggery as you like. Do not add hot jaggery syrup to the payasam. It may curdle. Instead of pressure cooking, you can cook the rice in an open pot. But keep stirring every now and then to avoid burnt bottom. You can also cook the rice in equal quantity of water and milk. You can add a pinch of edible camphor for more flavor.

Yummy, Andhra style rice kheer with jaggery is ready to serve. Tastes the best when served chilled.

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TE-A-ME ICE BREWS IN 5 FLAVORS - Product Review

 

Recently people from TE-A-ME Tea brand approached me to review their newly launched ice brews. TE-A-ME is a growing tea brand in India. TE-A-ME Teas (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TE-A-ME_Teas) is a part of Madhu Jayanti International, launched in 2014. Madhu Jayanti International Ltd is a 75 years old food and beverage company based in Kolkata. TE-A-ME Teas comes in 20 flavors within 5 ranges like Signature Black tea, Natural Green tea, Wellness Tea, Fruit and Flower Herbal infusions and Aromatic spice teas.

Today July 15th 2018, TE-A-ME is launching a range of ice brews. It comes in 5 different flavors namely Lemon, Wild Berry, Peach, Mint green and Lychee. These ice brews are a delicious blend of fruits and herbs. They are healthy, all-natural without any artificial colors, no added sugar, gluten free and Non GMO. The concept of ice brews is to make our drinking water more interesting and flavorful. Its a no boil recipe. It can be brewed in few minutes just by using cold water. You can call this as flavored tea.

They sent me a COMBO pack of all the 5 flavors to try. Packaging was so good & neat. As we are a big fan of iced lemon tea, I started with it. As mentioned in the pack, it was so easy to make under few minutes. All we need is to just dip the tea bag in cold water for 5 minutes to infuse the flavor, taste and color. You can serve it adding ice cubes as you wish. If you like, you can make this tea in hot water as well.  No sugar or honey is required for this ice brews. It tastes naturally sweet and so refreshing. Sendhil and myself loved it very much.  Sendhil wanted to carry them to office and travel to have it during teatime. If you are bored with green tea, you can have this fruit flavored tea for a change. I have tried lemon & lychee flavors. Both are good. Iam yet to try the other flavors. I will update this post whenever I make it. If you love iced tea recipes, you must try these 5 flavors of TE-A-ME TEAS. You can check out all their products in THIS LINK. Combo of all the 5 flavors ( please refer the above picture) in one packet is also available to try before you buy a specific range. As a launch offer, 10% discount is available for all theese ice brew ranges. Check it out and buy your favorite friends !

HOW TO MAKE LEMON ICE BREWS

STEP 1 : Take a glass (250ml) of water.

STEP 2: Take a pack of your favorite ice brews and cut open the pack.

STEP 3: Dip the tea bag in water and stir well with a spoon. Rest for 5 minutes. Add ice cubes, garnish with mint leaves if you like. Consume immediately or serve later by refrigerating it.

WHERE TO BUY

You can buy TE-A-ME tea products in their website, Amazon and Big basket. 

Enjoy your tea time with this delicious, healthy, fruit flavored ice brews ! You will love it. 

  

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Mawa Ladoo Recipe In Microwave – Khoya Laddu Recipe

My regular readers are well known of my Thursday Guru pooja and Friday Lakshmi pooja. For pooja neivedyam/prasad, I keep trying varieties of sweets. It may be traditional or unusual sweets, I am trying it every week. Last week I tried South Indian style easy peanut ladoo for my Thursday pooja. So this week I thought of trying some North Indian sweets. 

I prepared this easy, yummy mawa ladoo / khoya laddu in microwave following Nisha Madhulika’s recipe. Though its my first attempt, it came out really well. Its so easy and quick to make. Fuss free recipe ! Usually North Indians make Sooji khoya laddu, besan khoya ladoo, khoya coconut laddu and khoya dry fruits laddu. Apart from these laddu varieties, many of you would have tried khoya burfi or gulab jamun with khoya. Do try this khoya ladoo for a change. I am sure you will love it. Its tastes is similar to doodh peda. Ok, lets see how to make mawa ladoo recipe with step by step pictures. 

Mawa ladoo recipe / Khoya laddu in microwave

Mawa ladoo recipe in microwave

Cuisine: North Indian

Category: Sweets

Serves: 5 

Prep time: 2 Minutes

Cook time: 2 Minutes

Total time: 4 Minutes

Chitra Ganapathy

INGREDIENTS

1 cup - 250ml Unsweetened khoya / Mawa - 1/2 cup Powdered sugar - 1/4 cup Cardamom powder - 1/8 tsp Cashew nuts - few(roasted), Optional

HOW TO MAKE MAWA LADOO / KHOYA LADOO

1. In a microwave bowl, take the khoya/ mawa.
2. Crumble it slightly. Microwave in high power for 1 minute.
3. Remove the bowl and stir it well.
4. Microwave again for one minute. Remove, stir well and let it cool down.
5. Add powdered sugar and cardamom powder. Shape into ladoo.
6. Finish it within a day or two !

METHOD - STEP BY STEP PICTURES

Take the mawa/ khoya and measure 1/2 cup from it. Keep it in a microwave safe bowl. Crumble slightly. Cover the bowl with a microwave safe plate. Microwave in high power ( 800w) for one minute.  Remove the bowl and stir the khoya with a spoon. Again cover it and microwave for one more minute in high power. Remove the bowl and mix well. Khoya may be golden brown in color slightly. Do not panic. But make sure its not burnt. Transfer the khoya to a plate immediately and let it cool down completely. In the mean time, take the sugar and 2 cardamom seeds in a mixie jar. Grind to smooth powder. Set aside. Take the khoya and crumble it finely with your fingers. Add the powdered sugar to it and mix well. Check for taste and add more sugar if needed.  If using roasted cashews, add at this stage. I din't use it. Take a portion of the khoya, roll tightly and make ladoo. Shape the laddu and serve immediately. Store in a box and enjoy for one or two days. This ladoo stays good for 2 days. It tastes more like doodh peda.  I decorated the ladoo by keeping a color dot and melon seed on top. Enjoy !

Note

Make sure not to burn the khoya while you microwave. If the power of microwave is more ( 900W or more) reduce the cooking time to 1 minute 30 seconds. Over cooking makes the khoya hard and chewy. Adjust the quantity of powdered sugar based on your taste. I feel 2:1 ratio of khoya and sugar is sufficient.

Do try this easy, yummy khoya ladoo and share your feedback with me !!

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Mango Custard Recipe - How To Make Mango Custard - Fruit Custard With Mango

 Mango custard is an yummy variation of fruit custard recipe. Fruit custard is my family’s favorite dessert recipe. I make it at least once in a month during weekends If I make Biryani or any variety rice for lunch. Raksha love it like anything. Recently I came across this mango custard recipe. Tried for the first time and it came out very well. It was a big hit in my home. If you are looking for some interesting, fail proof dessert recipes with mango, do try this mango custard recipe. You will love it for sure. For variations, you can replace sugar with condensed milk. You can use store bought mango pulp too. But make sure to add the mango pulp after the custard mixture cools down else it may curdle. Also serve immediately after adding mango pulp  else it will become watery. Ok, Lets see how to make mango custard recipe with step by step pictures.

Mango Custard Recipe - Fruit custard with mango

Mango custard recipe using mango, custard powder, milk and sugar

Cuisine: Indian

Category: Indian Mango recipes

Serves: Serves 3 - 4

Prep time: 5 Minutes

Cook time: 10 Minutes

Total time: 15 Minutes

Chitra Ganapathy

INGREDIENTS

1 cup = 250ml Boiled Full fat milk - 1/2 litre ( 500ml) / 2 cups Sugar - 3 tbsp to 4 tbsp Mango pulp / Puree - 1/4 cup ( I used puree of one mango) Vanilla Custard powder - 1.5 to 2 tbsp To Garnish Chopped mango - Few Chopped nuts - as needed ( I used almond, cashews)

METHOD

1. Boil milk in a pan. Add sugar, mix well.
2. Take some milk from the pan into a small bowl and add custard powder.
3. Mix without lumps. Add to the hot milk and mix well.
4. Switch off the flame and let it cool down in a refrigerator.
5. Wash and peel the skin of ripe mango. Chop to cubes and reserve 2 tbsp from it.
6. Grind the remaining to smooth pulp. Add the mango pulp to custard mixture.
7. Mix gently. Garnish with chopped mango and nuts. Serve immediately or refrigerate and serve chilled. Enjoy !

METHOD - STEP BY STEP PICTURES

Wash and peel the skin of one ripe mango. Chop them into small cubes. Reserve 2 tbsp of chopped mango for garnishing the custard. Grind the remaining to a smooth puree without adding water. Measure 1/4 cup from it and set aside. Alternatively you can use store bought mango pulp too. Take a wide pan or bowl and add the milk. Boil it. Add sugar and mix well. Boil in low flame. Take 1/4 cup of boiled milk and add the custard powder. Mix without lumps. Add this to the milk + sugar mixture. Mix well and boil in low flame till it starts to become thick. Check for taste, add more sugar if needed and boil for a minute. Switch off the flame. Custard is ready.   Refrigerate the custard till it cool down completely. It becomes even more thick after refrigeration. Just before serving, take the custard and add the mango pulp. Mix well and transfer to a serving bowl. Garnish with reserved mango cubes and chopped nuts. Serve immediately. Enjoy !

Note

Adjust the quantity of sugar based on your taste. Check for taste and add more if needed. After adding custard powder mixed with milk, boil till it becomes slightly thick else it smells raw. Do not rest the custard for long time after adding the mango pulp. It will become watery. Remember to add mango pulp only after custard mixture cool down completely. It may curdle if you add when hot. You can adjust the consistency of custard as you wish. You can add more mango pulp if you like.

Easy, yummy mango custard is ready to enjoy !

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Eggless Vanilla Ice Cream With Condensed Milk & Amul Fresh Cream At Home (Without Ice Cream Maker)

This is an easy and delicious homemade, eggless vanilla ice cream with condensed milk (Milk maid ) and Fresh Cream (Amul Fresh Cream) without ice cream maker. Usually people make ice cream at home easily with heavy whipping cream and sweetened condensed milk by just blending them together in a mixer or churn in an ice cream maker. Its really the easiest and perfect method of making homemade ice cream. It comes out super rich, creamy and soft just like store bought ones even without using ice cream stabilizers like CMC and GMS. 

In India, heavy whipping cream also known as double cream or high fat cream (more than 25% fat) is not widely available in all the super markets. In Bangalore, I buy them from baking supplies stores, Metro Cash n carry, Nilgiris and very rarely from online stores. But Amul Fresh cream is easily available all over India. So this year I wanted to make this basic ice cream using Amul Fresh cream and sweetened condensed milk (Milk maid or Amul mithai) as it would be helpful for many of my readers who dream to make homemade eggless vanilla ice cream with easily available ingredients.  I followed Cooking shooking video and Huma in the kitchen YouTube video for tips and tricks to make a perfect vanilla ice cream without ice crystals. 

To my surprise, it came out very well with rich lovely taste. Sendhil and Raksha loved it very much and gave a big thumbs up. In fact they liked this ice cream more than store bought ones. Being a big fan of Kwality walls and Arun Ice cream, I would say it tastes equally good but we cannot achieve its texture or stabilization as store bought ice creams. This ice cream melts sooner than the one made with heavy whipping cream and store bought ones. But this recipe would make you feel proud of making your own ice cream at home without any fancy ingredients or ice cream maker. All you need is an electric blender. Indian mixer will also work but an electric hand blender can do the perfect job for you by whipping the fresh cream to the right consistency.  

Friends, If you have electric hand blender at home, you can make this ice cream mixture in the next 15 minutes. Its so easy and quick. Do try this easy vanilla ice cream at home without egg, ice cream maker and share your feedback with me. Lets see how to make this basic vanilla ice cream with step by step pictures and VIDEO.

Eggless Vanilla ice cream recipe with condensed milk and Amul fresh cream

Eggless Vanilla ice cream recipe with condensed milk and Amul fresh cream - Basic vanilla ice cream recipe without ice cream maker.

Cuisine: Indian

Category: Ice cream Recipes

Serves: 4 scoops

Prep time: 20 Minutes

Cook time: 6 Hours

Total time: 6H20 Minutes

Chitra Ganapathy

INGREDIENTS

1 cup = 240ml Amul Fresh Cream - 1/2 cup (Use thick part of the cream, avoid liquid) Sweetened Condensed milk - 1/3 cup ( I used Amul mithai) Vanilla Essence - 1 tsp Butter paper or zip lock cover – To prevent ice crystals Hershey's chocolate syrup & sprinklers, nuts – For toppings

HOW TO MAKE VANILLA ICE CREAM WITHOUT ICE CREAM MAKER

1. Cut open the Amul Fresh Cream pack and scoop out only the thick part of cream.
2. Reserve the liquid part and use it for garnishing the gravies.
3. In a wide bowl, take the thick fresh cream and beat till thick using an electric hand blender.
4. Add condensed milk, vanilla essence. Beat again to mix well.
5. Transfer to an air tight container. Cover the top of ice cream with butter paper and close tightly with a lid.
6. Freeze for 6 to 8 hours or overnight. Remove the butter paper, scoop out and enjoy garnishing with chocolate syrup and sprinklers or nuts !

METHOD - STEP BY STEP PICTURES

Refrigerate the Amul fresh cream over night. The next day before making the ice cream, take out the fresh cream. Do not shake the pack. Cut open the pack. Scoop out the thick part of cream and add to a bowl. Do not take the liquid part. Reserve and use it for garnishing gravies like paneer butter masala.  Take an electric hand blender and whip the cream for 5 to 10 minutes in low speed to high speed whenever needed, till cream becomes thick. Cream should form a soft peak. Do not over beat it. It may turn to butter. Add condensed milk and vanilla essence. Whip again using the blender till everything is mixed well. Transfer it to a clean plastic box/ Tupperware box or aluminium bowl. Take a butter paper and cover the ice cream mixture with it. Make sure that the butter paper touches the ice cream surface. Then close the box with a tight lid. It helps to prevent the formation of ice crystals over the ice cream. Freeze the ice cream for 6 to 8 hours. Overnight freezing is the best. The next day, take out the box. Open the lid and peel the butter paper. Scoop out the ice cream and serve in a bowl. Drizzle with chocolate syrup ( I used Hershey’s chocolate syrup) and decorate with sprinklers and nuts if you like. Serve immediately. Please note this ice cream melts quickly than the ice cream prepared with heavy whipping cream. So consume it quickly after refrigeration. It stays good for a week. Enjoy !

Note

Amul fresh cream works the best. But use only the thick portion of the cream. Avoid the liquid part as it prevent the cream to thicken soon. You can keep this as the basic ice cream base and make chocolate ice cream, butter scotch and mango ice creams with slight variations.

Yummy, rich, creamy, homemade, eggless vanilla ice cream using Amul Fresh cream and Condensed milk is ready. Enjoy with your favorite toppings !

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No Cook Mango Kulfi With Condensed Milk & Fresh Cream

Here is my first recipe using mango this year. This is an easy, Instant Indian style no cook mango kulfi recipe with video using ripe mango, milk, milkmaid (condensed milk) and cream (Amul fresh cream or whipping cream). This is just a 2 step, grind and freeze recipe with minimal ingredients. I know I am late in starting mango recipes. But its better late than never, right 😉. Whenever my fellow blogger friends posted this no cook mango kulfi recipe, I got tempted to try at home. 

Luckily I happened to taste a mango matka kulfi from a local ice cream shop nearby my house. I was able to guess the ingredients easily. So based on the recipe in my mind, I browsed through and found Sharmilee’s recipe perfect to try. It came out very well as I expected. I prepared this kulfi in matka / mud pot, plastic kulfi moulds and in a small flat bowl to make serve as pieces.  You can find all of them in the pictures. 

Friends, try this easy mango kulfi / mambazha kulfi for your kids. As this is a no cook recipe, kids would be interested to prepare it by themselves 😊. They will love its creamy texture and lovely color for sure. Let this be a healthy summer treat with mangoes for them. So lets see how to make mango kulfi recipe with condensed milk and fresh cream.

Also check out my Eggless mango ice cream without ice cream maker,  Mango rasayana, Mango kesari and mango payasam , Homemade mango Frooti drink, Aamras for Poori.

Mango Kulfi Recipe With Condensed Milk

Easy, no cook mango kulfi recipe with condensed milk and fresh cream

Cuisine: Indian

Category: Mango recipes

Serves: 4

Prep time: 5 Minutes

Cook time: 6 Minutes

Total time: 11 Minutes

Chitra Ganapathy

INGREDIENTS

1 cup - 250ml Ripe mango - 1 no ( 3/4 cup chopped) Sweetened condensed milk - 1/4 cup +1 tbsp (I used Milkmaid) Fresh cream - 1/4 cup ( Amul fresh cream, use thick cream) Boiled milk - 1/3 cup ( at room temperature) Cardamom powder - 1/4 tsp Saffron threads - Few

HOW TO MAKE MANGO KULFI

1. Wash and peel the skin of ripe mango. Chop into cubes.
2. Take chopped mango, condensed milk, milk, thick fresh cream, cardamom and saffron.
3. Grind to smooth paste.
4. Fill in plastic kulfi moulds or matka, cover with butter paper.
5. Freeze for 6 to 8 hours. Remove and serve immediately. Enjoy !

METHOD - STEP BY STEP PICTURES

Wash and peel the skin of ripe mango. Chop into small cubes. Take the chilled Amul fresh cream. Do not shake the pack. Cut open the pack and scoop out the thick portion of fresh cream. Do not use the liquid part for making ice cream. You can use the liquid part to add in the gravies for chapathi.Set aside. In a big mixie jar, take the chopped mango, condensed milk (milkmaid), boiled milk at room temperature, thick fresh cream, cardamom powder, saffron thread. Grind to a smooth paste without adding more milk or water. Grind in a low speed till everything becomes paste. Kulfi mixture is ready. Take the kulfi mould and fill in the kulfi mixture. If you don’t have kulfi mould, you can fill in small bowls or tumblers too. You can also pour the kulfi mixture in a flat bowl and cut into cubes as I did. Cover it with a butter paper. Make sure the butter paper touches the kulfi mixture. This helps to avoid ice crystals formation. Insert a popsicle stick and freeze for 6 to 8 hours. Overnight is the best. Remove the kulfi mould from the freezer and show it under tap water for few seconds OR insert the kulfi mould in a bowl full of water. Now you can unmould the kulfi easily.   Serve immediately and Enjoy !

Note

You can use Amul mithai mate or homemade condensed milk in this recipe. Adjust the quantity of condensed milk based on the sweetness of mango. If you don’t have fresh cream in hand, you can skip it but creaminess would be less. Instead you can add the skin / malai of milk.  Use only the thick part of fresh cream. So do not shake the fresh cream before opening.  Do not use hot milk while grinding, mixture may curdle.

Easy, yummy, creamy mango kulfi – Enjoy !

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