AKKI PAYASA (RICE AND MILK DESSERT)

deena fbDeena Kambeyanda is an English lecturer at the Field Marshal K.M.Cariappa College, Madikeri. She is pursuing her Ph.D through Mangalore University. Married to Kambeyanda Bojanna, she has a son and a daughter.

Deena has done research on the Ainmanes and Kaimadas of Kodagu, and has documented her research in a book in Kannada, titled “Kodagina Mundmane Kaimada Mandhgala Shreemanta Parampare”.

Deena enjoys cooking for the family and friends. She says Payasa is a popular delicacy which is prepared on most occasions.

AKKI  PAYASA (Rice and milk dessert)

Ingredients:

 

  • 1 cup rice
  • 1 cup coconut milk
  • 3 /4 cup white jaggery
  • 1 cup milk
  • 2 cups water
  • 2 tsp ghee
  • 3 pods cardamom
  • 10 cashews
  • 10 raisins
  • 5 almonds

 

payasaMethod of Preparation:

 

  • Soak the jaggery in enough warm water to immerse it. Crush it well, strain and keep aside.
  • Boil 2 cups of water and add the rinsed rice to the boiling water. Let it cook for 10 to 15 minutes.
  • Once the rice is half cooked, add the jaggery syrup to it and let it cook until the rice becomes soft.
  • Stir well and add the milk and the cardamom powder, and cook it on a low flame.
  • Meanwhile, heat the ghee in a tadka pan and fry the cashewnuts and raisins and keep it aside.
  • Switch off the stove and let the payasa cool for 10 minutes.
  • Add the fried cashews, raisins, and the coconut milk and give it a quick stir.
  • Garnish the top with finely sliced almonds

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