Preparation time
- Total: Approximately 30 minutes
- Preparation: 0 minutes
- Cooking: 30 minutes
Ingredients
- 1-1/2 liter Milk
- 1/2 cup Poha (Flattened rice) - thick aval
- 1/2 cup Sugar
- 1 teaspoon Ghee
- 1/2 teaspoon Cardamom Powder (Elaichi)
- 1 pinch Cinnamon Powder (Dalchini) - (optional)
- 1/4 cup Cashew nuts - halved
Instructions
- To begin making the Aval Payasam, first heat a teaspoon of ghee in a small pan and roast the cashew nuts on low heat until crisp and lightly golden
- Keep this aside
- Wash the beaten rice well with water
- Drain water and keep aside
- Boil milk in a heavy bottomed sauce pan and add the washed aval to the milk
- Turn the heat to low and simmer the milk mixture until it thickens and the aval is cooked
- This will take a good 15 to 20 minutes
- At this point add in the sugar, cardamom powder, cinnamon and give a mixture a stir and simmer until the sugar dissolves
- Turn off the heat and garnish with cashew nuts
- Serve hot or cold
- Serve the Aval Payasam Recipe as a Dessert
Other informations
The table below shows servings values and other necessary informations.
- Servings
- Cuisine
- Course
- Diet
- 4
- Tamil Nadu
- Dessert
- Vegetarian