Aval Payasam

Aval Payasam - Mitha Arun Hegde

RECIPE:
Ingredients:
1/4 Cup Aval/Poha/Beaten rice
1/4 Cup Jaggery
2 1/2 Cups Milk
1 Tbsp Butter + 1/2 Tbsp Oil / 1 Tbsp Ghee
A pinch of Cardamom Powder
Cashews and Raisins to taste

Recipe:
1. Heat a pan with oil.. Add butter and allow it to melt..
2. Add cashews and raisins and fry till the raisins puff up.. Keep it aside in a bowl..
3. Add the beaten rice to the pan and fry well till slightly brown on medium flame..
4. Meanwhile boil milk in another vessel..
5. Add the boiled milk to the fried beaten rice and mix well.. Allow it to reduce a little..
6. Add grated jaggery and cardamom powder and mix well.. Immediately switch off the flame..
Note: 1. If the jaggery has impurities, you could also melt it in a vessel with little water, strain it and allow it to cool down completely to room temperature.. Then add it to the milk- poha mixture.. 2. Do not boil milk after jaggery is added.. Else the milk might curdle..
7. Garnish with cashews and raisins and serve warm..
Garnish with a Tulsi Leaf if offering to the Lord