Avalakki Payasa/Aval Payasam/Beaten Rice(Poha)Pudding Recipe
Easy payasa that any one can relish even after lunch is "Avalakki payasa/Aval Payasam". Today I am posting this easy aval payasam recipe.
Aval Payasam Recipe Ingredients
- Thick flakes/Beatn rice- 1 cup
- Jaggery- 3/4 cup
- Grated coconut- 1 cup
- Cardamom- 2 to 3
- Almond- 8 to 10 no.
- Cashew nuts- 8 to 10 no.
- Raisins- 8 to 10 no.
- Ghee- 2 tbsp
Serves
2 Adults
Preparation
Cut the almonds and cashews in to pieces. Keep them aside.
Method- Grate the coconut and grind it along with 3 cardamoms adding half cup of water. Once it is ground finely, pour it on to a strainer and squeeze it. This is first extract coconut milk. We need one cup of this milk.
- Transfer the squeezed coconut again to mixer and grind finely adding 1 cup of water. Pour this on to strainer and squeeze it. This is second extract milk and we need one cup of this milk as well.
- Wash the thick flakes with enough water and squeeze it with your hands. Keep it aside.
- Heat a heavy bottom vessel adding jaggery and one cup water. Once the jaggery dissolves and starts boiling add squeezed thick flakes from above step. Let it cook for just 2 minutes in simmer. Keep stirring at regular intervals.
- Now add second extract coconut milk and bring it to boil. Then add the first extract coconut milk and as it boils switch off the flame.
- Mean while heat a seasoning pan, add 2 tea spoon of ghee and fry cashew nuts, almonds and raisins. Cashew and almond get slightly brown color and raisins puff up when fried.
- Add fried dry fruits to the Aval payasam and mix well.
- Mouth watering Avalakki payasa is ready to serve......
Note:
- This Avalakki payasa thickens with time, so let it be of thin consistency initially.
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