Friday 25 October 2013

vermicelli / Semiya / Kheer Payasam (An Indian sweet dessert)

    Ingredients:-
    Vermicelli/semiya - 1 cup(broken in to small pieces)
    sago pearls (chauwari) - 1/4 cups
    sugar - 1 cup (as your taste)
    Ghee - 3 tbsp
    cows milk - 3 cups
    coconut milk - 1 cup (thick)
    water - 1 1/2 cups
    cashew nuts - 10 pieces
    raisins - 10 pieces
    cardamom (elakka) - 4pieces (crushed to powder form)
    salt - a pinch 
    Method
    Wash the sago and boil it with 1 cup of milk and 1/2 cup of water. Add sugar (1spn) and stir constantly to prevent it from sticking to the bottom of the pan until it becomes translucent .Lower the heat and leave it for 15 mins. Stir occasionally.Keep aside.
    Heat one spoon of ghee in a thick bottomed pan ( like small urulli ) and fry the cashew nuts and raisins till  golden brown, remove and keep aside. Roast the vermicelli in the remaining ghee till  golden brown , remove and set it aside. Heat the cow's milk with the remaining water in the same pot and boil it .Once it boiled, reduce the heat and add the remaining sugar and mix well. Place the roasted vermicelli and stir well . Then cook uncovered and stir with a spatula or big spoon continuously.Make sure it doesn't  stick at the bottom of the pan.When the vermicelli is cooked, put in the  cooked sago and mix well. Add a pinch of salt for taste. Add coconut milk and cardamom powder. Hmmmm....it's smells fragrant with rich aroma.Then turn of the heat.Don't boil the Payasam too long.
    Finally add the fried cashew nuts and raisins and mix well.Yummy Payasam is ready!:-) Serve hot or chilled and enjoy!
    Tips
    If you refrigerate the payasam, it will be tastier and creamy .


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