 Besan Payasam - Serve this for New Year & everyone will thankyou for BadhamKheer !
Besan - 2 tbsp
Ghee - 2 tbsp + 1 tsp
Milk - 2 cups
Sugar - ½ cup
Cardamom powder - ½ tsp
Cashewnuts, chopped - 1 tbsp
Raisins - 1 tbsp
Heat 2 tbsp ghee, roast besan on a low fire till a nice aroma comes.
Remove & cool thoroughly.
Add ½ cup water & mix well.
Heat milk & when it starts boiling, add the besan mixture, stirring well to avoid lumps.
When the besan has cooked well, simmer & add sugar.
Stir on a low fire till sugar dissolves.
Add cardamom powder & remove.
Heat 1 tsp ghee, roast cashewnuts & raisins.
Add to payasam .
Cool & serve.
This is very close to BadhamKheer in taste, if correctly made !
Last edited by Chitvish; 28th October 2008 at 12:01 PM.
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