Aval Payasam with Jaggery Recipe

Posted on Aug 14th, 2015

by Sowmya Venkatachalam

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For many festivals and auspicious occasions its our tradition to make payasam. There are many different varieties of payasam we can make. Mostly, for festivals, espeically for neivedhyam dish, we prepare payasam with jaggery instead of sugar. This Aval Payasam with jaggery is also an conventional payasam vareity. This is one of the quick and easy payasam and also very delicious.

Preparation and Yield:

Preparation time	5 mins
Cooking Time	20 mins
Servings	4
Recipe Category	Payasam
Recipe Cuisine	South Indian

Aval Payasam with Jaggery Recipe

Ingredients:

Aval / Poha / Flattened Rice	1/2 Cups*
Grated Jaggery	3/4 Cup
Cardamom Powder	1/2 teaspoon
Ghee	1 tablespoon
Cashews	5-6
Raisins	5-6
Coconut Milk	1 Cup

*1 Cup = 250ml

Method:

Heat a pan and add the aval and roast it till you get nice aroma. Take this roasted aval aside
Take grated jaggery in a sauce pan and add 1/2 cup of water and allow it to dissolve. Strain the dissolved jaggery water and set it aside
In the pan add the ghee and roast the cashews and raisins and roast them till the cashews turn golden brown. Take these cashews and raisins aside
In the same pan, add a cup of water and bring it to boil. Add the aval and allow it to cook completely. Then, add the jaggery juice and mix well. Allow it to boil for 3 minutes
Then, add the cardamom powder and mix well. Finally add coconut milk and stir well. Bring it to boil and then garnish with roasted cashews and raisins and stir well
Switch off the flame. Serve the yummy Aval payasam and enjoy the dish!