Aval pal payasam

Cooking Time: 10 Minutes

Quantity: Serves 4

Ingredients:

Aval / Poha - 1 cup
Milk - 1 cups
Sugar - 1/2 cup (Can be adjusted according to taste)
Milk Maid condesed milk - 1 tbsp (optional)
Raisins / Dry grapes - 1 tsp
Cashew nuts - 1 tsp
Ghee - 1 tsp
Cardamon powder - 1/2 tsp

Preparation:

• Put ghee in a pan and add poha to it and slightly roast it.
• Add 1 cup of milk to it and allow the poha to cook until it is soft.
• Once it is done, add sugar to it and allow it to melt.
• When the mixture starts boiling, add the remaining milk and cook in flame for 1 minute
• Add the cardomon powder and give a stir.
• In a seperate pan, heat ghee and add cashew nuts and raisins and roast it into slight brown
• Watch the temperature of the ghee while frying raisins and cashews, as they will get burnt if the ghee is too hot.
• Add the fried raisins and cashews to the cooked poha and serve hot.
• To enhance the sweetness of the payasam, add 1 tbsp of condensed milk in the end.
• This tastes even more good, when served chilled.