“Khus Khus” (Poppy Seed) Payasa

Ingredients:

• Jeera Sanna (good variety) Rice – 1 cup
• Poppy Seeds – 1 ½ cups
• Sugar – 2 cups
• Coconuts – 2 grated
• Milk – 2 cups
• Ghee – ¼ cup
• Cardamom – 1 pod
• Raisins – 10
• Cashew nuts – 10

Method:
Soak rice and poppy seeds separately in water for three hours. Then grind both with grated coconut to a fine paste. Add a little more water when grinding. Strain the finely ground paste and remove the juice. Cook the juice with milk and ghee. Add raisins and cashewnuts fried in ghee, stirring well all the time.