Paal Payasam: A Must Try Recipe This Diwali

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Paal payasam is a popular dessert in Kerala. Thick, creamy, and light pink, paal payasam is a rich kheer made with full creamy milk in which rice is cooked till it becomes soft.

The recipe for paal payasam is easy and quick. Paal payasam is made from pure milk and is served after 'sadya', especially during auspicious occassions. No South Indian feast is complete without the thick and creamy paal payasam or the kerala paal payasam.

Diwali is here, and if you are wondering what sweet and new to try to satisfy your taste buds then try out the Kerala style paal payasam this year.

Check out the paal payasam recipe, contributed by our food expert Usha Srikumar especially for this festive season.

Serves- 2-3
Cooking Time- 30 minutes

All you need

Full cream milk- 2 ltrs
Sugar- 2 1/2 cups
Raw rice/ Basmati Rice- 2-3 tbsp
Powdered elaichi-1 /2 tbsp
Cashew nuts- 10 nos. (fried in ghee)
Condensed milk- 2 tbsp (optional)

Procedure

1. Soak the rice for half an hour, and drain it well.
2. Boil the milk in a heavy bottomed vessel.
3. Add the boiled rice to the milk and cook continuously. Keep stirring.
4. If you are using a pressure cooker, then add the milk and rice to the cooker directly and pressure cook till you hear one whistle in high heat. If it is low flame, cook it for 15- 20 minutes.
5. Once the rice is cooked well, mash the mixture slightly with a spoon. When you simmer further, volume of the milk will be reduced to almost half of it's original quantity and the mixture will turn into a pinkish tint.
6. Now, if you want to, you can add the condensed milk and stir it.
7. Add the sugar and elaichi powder into the mixture. Remove it from the heat and stir the mixture till sugar dissolves.
8. Garnish the paal payasam with fried cashew nuts.
9. This yummy dessert can be served hot or chilled.

Nutrition Value

Paal payasam is an exclusive dessert made from milk. Hence, it is rich in calcium and proteins.
Cashewnuts are high in calories. But on this festive season, your diet can be excused!
Rice is a rich source of carbohydrates. Carbs give energy to your body, and hence help in the day to day activities.

#Tip

Instead of the round vessel you can also use the pressure cooker. It helps in cooking the mixture faster.