Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Paal payasam

Ingredients:
  1. Milk  - 4 cups (1 litre) 
  2. Basmati Rice - 2 tblsp 
  3. Sugar 1/2 cup 
  4. Ghee 2 tsp 
  5. Saffron  - 10 strands soaked in 2 tsp milk
  6. Condensed Milk - 1/2 cup(optional)
Method:
1.Roast basmati rice in a pan with little ghee .Once it cools make a coarse powder in mixie and keep aside.
2.Grease a pressure cooker with few drops of ghee. Put a small spoon in it and add milk.(this will prevent milk from getting burnt)
3.Cover the cooker and cook in low flame for about 10 minutes.Then open and add the powdered rice.
4.Again pressure cook for 1 whistle. After 1 whistle, keep the flame in lowest possible and continue heating for 10 minutes. 
5.After that open the cooker and add sugar and saffron and again keep for one more whistle in low flame for another 10 minutes till you get a thick consistency.
6.You could also add 1/2 cup condensed milk in step 5 and reduce sugar quantity accordingly.Adding condensed milk gives a very rich flavour.
7.Serve hot or chilled.

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