Wishing everyone a very happy and prosperous new year. Let’s start the year on a sweet note.
Payasam is a traditional South Indian Sweet. No feast or festivity is complete without a payasam, be it a birthday, a wedding day, or any festival. The first thing that is prepared is the payasam. There are different kinds of payasams like Nei Payasam, Semiya Payasam, Ada Pradhaman, Parippu Pradhaman, the list continues. But surely Paal Payasam is the king of them all.
I dedicate this recipe to my mother in law, as she is the one who taught me this simple but delicious recipe.
Ingredients Makes 3- 4 small cups
- Milk – ½ litre
- Rice – 1 fistful (yes that is the measurement, double the quantity of rice in case of using 1 litre milk)
- Sugar – 150 gms
Method
Wash rice thoroughly in water, 2 to 3 times. Drain the water completely. Now pour ½ liter milk to this. Do not add any water. Now, place this in a pressure cooker close it and place the whistle. The payasam should cook on low flame from the beginning for about 30 to 45 mins. Turn off heat. After the cooker cools down, remove the vessel from the cooker, you will find that the milk has turned a nice pink color. Now add the sugar (Adjust sweetness according to taste) and keep stirring for about 10 to 15 mins on low heat.
Paal Payasam is ready. Traditionally no garnishing is done. If required cashews and raisins can be added. (The green leaves in the pic are tulasi leaves added for neyvedyam purpose:-) Serve this Payasam hot or cold. I prefer it hot though.
Do try this recipe and let me know how it turned out.
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