Preparation Time : 15 minutes
Cooking Time :20 minutes
Serving : 4 members
Description
A household sweet very own to all South Indians . Every home has its own recipe useing the same ingredients mostly . Any festival Or a happy occasion is celebrated with any type of payasam at South Indian homes .
Ingredients
Ingredients | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Ghee | 1/4 cup |
| fine vermicelli | 1 cup |
| milk | 1 litre |
| condensed milk | 1/2 tin |
| sugar | 1/2 cup |
| cardamom powder | 1/2 tea spoon |
| rose essence | few drops |
| cashew nuts | 1 table spoon |
| raisins | 1 table spoon |
| pistachio | 1 table spoon shredded |
| dates | 2 table spoon chopped |
| shredded almonds | 1 table spoon |
Method
- Heat 1/2 the ghee , fry the vermicelli to brown stirring often for 5 minutes on medium heat . Keep aside .
- Mix milk , sugar and condensed milk together in a heavy bottomed vessel .
- Cook till sugar dissolves and bring to boil . Simmer and add the fried vermicelli .
- Cook till the vermicelli is cooked through and soft . Add the cardamom powder . Mix well .
- Heat the other half of ghee and fry cashew nuts , almonds and raisins to golden brown . Add to the payasam .
- Garnish with pistachio and chopped dates . Serve hot or cold .
- Payasam will thicken on cooling . A little milk can be added if needed to make it lighter .
