Nei Payasam is a special traditional payasam. This is a flavorful and rich payasam made with rice, ghee and jaggery. It has thicker consistency than the normal payasam. This is a Kerala recipe offered in temples as prasadam.
Try this simple but yummy payasam and enjoy....
Ingredients:
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Unakkalari Rice – 1/2 cup( broken )
Ghee – 4 tbsp
Jaggery – 1 cup, Water – 1 cup
Water – 2 cups
Grated Coconut – 1/4 cup
Cardamom powder – 1/4 tsp
Dry Ginger Powder – a tiny pinch
Cashews – 7
Method:
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Soak crushed jaggery in warm water and heat it until it is slightly thick .Cool down, strain and keep aside.
Rinse the rice and add it to pressure pan,then add 2 cups of water.
Pressure cook for atleast 5 whistles in medium flame. Rice should be cooked till soft but not mushy as we want the grains to be seen. To this add jaggery syrup.
Mix well and cook in low flame till the jaggery syrup blends well with the rice. Now add grated coconut.
Mix well and cook for 2 mins, then add ghee little by little.
Keep mixing, at one stage the payasam will get thick and saucy in consistency. Add cashews,cardamom powder, dry ginger powder and switch off.
Yummy payasam ready:)
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