Koova Payasam

Arrowroot Flour / Kuva Podi Payasam (pudding)

Arrowroot Flour                 -       3 Table Spoons

Water                                  -       2 1/2 Cups

Jaggery /    Sugar              -       3 Pieces/ 1 cup

Ghee                                   -       2 Table Spoons

Cardamom                          -      3 Numbers  (Grind it to make fine powder)

Cashew Nut                        -      6 Numbers   

Raisin (Dried Grapes)        -      8 Numbers


Preparation : 

1)In a  pan, add 1/2 cup of water and put 3 pieces of jaggery and melt it on medium flame.. Stir it so that the jaggery melts and mixes well with the water to form a thick syrup. 

2) In a vessel , add 2 cups of water and add 3 table spoons of Arrowroot Flour, Mix well. Cook it for three minutes on medium flame, make sure that you stir it well while it gets cooked.

3) Filter the Jaggery syrup and pour it into the Arrowroot mix, and stir it well. Please note : No need to cook on flame...  Just mix it.. 

4) Add 1 table spoon of heated Ghee on top of this mix. Flavour this mix with Cardamom powder. The paysam is ready.. Now lets garnish it...

5) Add 1 table spoon of ghee to pan.. Heat it on medium flame, now roast the cashew Nuts and Raisin in it. Now garnish the Paysam (mix) with Roasted Cashew Nuts and Raisins...

The Arrow Root payasam is a healthy and tasty pudding. Arrow Root powder is very good for the stomach, and helps in digestion.