Lapsi kheer / Fada kheer / Godhumai payasam / சம்பா கோதுமை பாயாசம்
Desserts are a 'must to cook' for all happy occasions. But after cooking all those main courses and side dishes a smart woman would always look for an easy dessert recipe.
Here is a 10 minute dessert payasam. If you have the wheat rava at hand, then it is an easy breeze.
A quick dessert to celebrate all the festivals with more energy !
Wheat Ravai Payasam
Ingredients:
Wheat Ravai - 1/2 cup
Ghee - 1 tbsp
Cashew - 2 Tbsp
Almond - 10
Water - 2 cups
Milk - 1 cup
Jaggery - 1/2 cup (or) 3/4 cup
Cardamom powder - 1/8 tsp
Method:
Slice the almond into thin slices. Chop the cashew.
Heat a 2 Liter capacity vessel. Add 1 tbsp ghee.
Fry the nuts to golden brown color.
Take out the nuts leaving behind the ghee.
In the same vessel, add the wheat ravai. Fry for 2 minutes or till a nice aroma rises.
Add 2 cups of water and cook it till soft.
(We can do this in a pressure cooker also.
After 1 whistle reduce flame and cook 3 minutes).
After the ravai is completely cooked, add the jaggery.
The jaggery I use is a 'soft jaggery' variety. That means this jaggery doesn't have any impurities.
If using South Indian jaggery (hard jaggery that comes in square or cone shapes), dissolve it and filter to remove any sediments.
After adding the jaggery heat the payasam and melt the jaggery. (see my video).
Then pour 1 cup of milk, cardamom powder, fried nuts and bring to a boil.
Switch off.
After adding milk do not over cook this.
Serving Suggestion:
Serves four.
