Ari Payasam (Rice Payasam)

Published On September 4, 2017
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By Angeleena Andrews
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Prep Time
15 minutes
Cook Time
20 minutes
Difficulty Level
Intermediate

Ingredients

Brown (payasam rice) raw rice - 250 grams
Green gram - 100 grams
Jaggery (powdered) - 300 grams (can be increased to suit taste)
Thick Coconut milk - 250 ml
Thin Coconut milk - 500 ml
Cashewnuts (chopped in medium sized pieces) - handful
Cardamom - 4-5
Coconut pieces - 2 tablespoon
Ghee for frying - 2-3 tablespoon
Sugar (optional)
Water - 1 cup

Instructions

Dry roast on low flame the green gram until slightly browned, for around 5 minutes.
Roll a rolling pin over the roasted green gram to split it, but do not powder it.
Cook this with the brown raw rice and the cardamom in the thin coconut milk in a pressure cooker without the weight on. This is to ensure that the rice does not get overcooked. It will take around 10 minutes on a medium flame.
While the rice is cooking, add 1 cup of water to the jaggery powder and over a low flame and make a semi-thick liquid.
After 10 minutes, open the cooker, mix and check if the rice and green gram are sufficiently cooked.
If it is cooked (should not be mushy), add the jaggery water to the cooked mixture and mix. Taste to see if it is sufficiently sweet. If not, adjust by adding sugar according to taste.
For the garnishing, fry the coconut pieces in ghee. Remove and keep aside. Then in the same ghee, fry the cashew nuts. Remove when browned and keep aside. Do not fry them together as the coconut will burn faster than the cashews.
Add the fried garnishing to the thick coconut milk.
Finally add this thick coconut milk mixture to the cooked mixture.
Top up with some delicious ghee and your Ari (Rice) Payasam is ready to serve!

Servings : 10
Ready in : 35 minutes
Special Category : Super Food
Recipe Type : Desserts

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Angeleena Andrews

Angeleena is an avid book and food lover. She runs Dough Re Mi, a bake-on-order startup based out of Bangalore. A mother of two hyperactive girls who keep her on her toes, she loves being busy. She 'secretly' plans to write a thriller some day!