~ Thengai Payasam (Coconut Sweet Porridge) ~

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Thengai Payasam (Coconut Sweet Porridge)



Ingredients:

Coconut – ½ shell
Chopped jaggery – ½ cup
Basmati or any rice – 1 table spoon
Cashewnuts and raisins – few
Cardamom– 4 no
Ghee – ½ tea spoon

Procedure:

Soak rice for 15 to 20 minutes and drain; grind soaked rice, coconut, cardamom to a fine batter.
Boil jaggery in one cup of water till raw smell leaves, filter and keep it; heat a pan with ghee, fry cashew nuts and raisins separately and keep.
In the same pan, boil one cup of water; when this starts boiling add ground paste; add some water and stir continuously; as it is cooked, the colour and texture will change and if you touch with wet finger this won’t stick in your finger.
Now add boiled and filtered jaggery water; adjust consistency as per your choice and cook for few more minutes; garnish with cashew nuts and raisins.
Serve hot or cold.

Tips

Use fresh coconut and adjust sweetness by varying the quantity of jaggery.