Simply Delicious Healthy Payasam with Power Grains

Name: Simply Delicious Healthy Payasam with Power Grains
Total time: 3000 s
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup super grain blend; 5 c Almond milk; 1/4 cup powdered jaggery; 1 tsp Saffron; 1 tsp cinnamon; 1 tsp Cardamom powder; Pinch Salt; 2 tablespoons Butter; 1/2 cup raisins; 1/2 cup Cashew

Lakshmi Sridharan Ph D @cook_19872338

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Super grain Blend is power grain blend--blend of Organic White Quinoa, Organic pearl Millet, Organic Red Quinoa, Organic Buckwheat. Adi is an auspicious month for people of Tamil origin, Adi Friday is for worshipping Devi, goddess of Sakthi-power. We usually make payasam with grains as Prasad. This recipe is loaded with rich nutrients from millets, quinoa, buckwheat, almonds, cashews, raisins and etc. #CA26 #power grain #millet

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Ingredients

40 -50 mins

8 servings

1 cupsuper grain blend
5 cAlmond milk
1/4 cuppowdered jaggery
1 tspSaffron
1 tspcinnamon
1 tspCardamom powder
PinchSalt
2 tablespoonsButter
1/2 cupraisins
1/2 cupCashew

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Steps

40 -50 mins

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Collect the necessary materials. Place near the cooking area. Soak saffron in a small bowl with 2tbsp hot water to get a nice color
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Soak the super grain blend in plenty of water in a bowl, about 30 mins. Rinse. Follow manufacturer's instructions for operating the cooker. Cook millet in a pressure cooker with 2 cup almond milk + 1 cup water in a bowl. Cook until it is completely cooked, even mushy
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Bring almond milk to boil in a heavy bottomed a large saucepan over medium heat. Keep an eye over the milk to make sure that it does not boil over and make a mess.Add cinnamon powder and stir.
Add cooked super grain blend to boiling milk. Lower the heat, keep stirring. Let it boil well. Add saffron. Keep stirring. The color of payasam is orangish yellow.
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Stir in powdered jaggery little by little and whisk. Taste. If you want it sweeter, stir in a little more to your taste. Add cardamom powder and stir. Lower the fire. Let the payasam cook over simmering heat for another 5 to 10 minutes. If it is too thick, add boiling milk to your liking and stir Add a pinch of salt at the end. This would enhance the sweetness. Turn off the stove. Add a pinch of salt and stir. Turn off the stove.
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Place a saucepan over medium heat and add butter. Once melted, reduce the flame and roast the cashews and raisins. Saute the raisins for 1-2 minutes, raisins swell. Cashews turn golden. Transfer the roasted cashews and raisins to the container with payasam. Mix this with the payasam. You may add chironji seeds. Beautifully colored, richly flavored payasam is ready. Transfer the payasam to a serving bowl.
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Offer payasam as Prasad. Share with friends and family.
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Lakshmi Sridharan Ph D @cook_19872338

on June 16, 2026 21:59

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I am a scientist with a Ph.D from University of Michigan. Ann Arbor. I also have a M. SC from University of Madras. Enjoy sharing my knowledge in science and my experience in gardening and cooking with others. I am a free lance writer, published several articles on Indian culture, traditions, Indian cuisine, science of gardening and etc in National and Inernational magazines. I am a health food nut. I am passionate about photography