Paal Payasam

Name: Paal Payasam
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 4 1/2 cups full-fat milk; 1/4 cup long grained rice (basmati) , soaked for 30 minutes and; 1/4 cup warm full-fat milk; 1/4 tsp saffron (kesar) strands; 1/2 cup sugar; 1/2 tsp cardamom (elaichi) powder

Ashvini Singh @cook_13585387

Lucknow

Paal Payasam is a must-serve item during south Indian festivals, weddings and other auspicious occasions

Ashvini Singh @cook_13585387

Lucknow

Paal Payasam is a must-serve item during south Indian festivals, weddings and other auspicious occasions

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Ingredients

4 1/2 cupsfull-fat milk
1/4 cuplong grained rice (basmati) , soaked for 30 minutes and
1/4 cupwarm full-fat milk
1/4 tspsaffron (kesar) strands
1/2 cupsugar
1/2 tspcardamom (elaichi) powder

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Steps

1

Combine the warm milk and saffron in a bowl, mix well and keep aside.
2

Heat the milk in a deep non-stick pan, add the rice, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 7 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
3

Continue cooking on a medium flame for another 4 minutes, while stirring occasionally and mashing the rice lightly with the back of a spoon and scraping the sides of the pan.
4

Add the sugar, saffron-milk mixture and cardamom powder, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 2 minutes, while stirring occasionally
5

Serve warm or chilled.