Coconut and Rice Payasam

    I was on the look out for an easy payasam recipe. It was then i came across this one. When i went through the recipe i remembered having it some place. Very less ingredients, easy to prepare, and not too heavy. Thanks to Sharmi's                                      

 
Ingredients:                                                                                          Serves 4

1. Grated coconut - 1/2 cup
2. Raw rice - 3 tablespoon
3. Jaggery - 1/2 cup
4.Boiled milk - 1/4 cup
5. Water - 21/2 cups
6. Ghee - 2 teaspoon
7. Cardamom - 1/4 teaspoon
8. Cashew nuts - 6
9. Raisins - 10
                                                   

Preparation:

• Melt jaggery with little water. When it is one string consistency remove from fire. Strain and keep aside. 
• Wash the rice and soak it in water for at least 30 minutes.
• Grind rice and coconut with very little water and very very coarsely. Bigger grains of rice must be there, otherwise your payasam will turn out to be a sweet paste. 
• Boil water in a heavy gauge saucepan. Lower the flame and add the coconut-rice mix. Let it cook.
• Once the rice is cooked and the mixture is of porridge consistency, add the jaggery syrup. Stir well and cook for another 3 minutes.

                   

Add the cardamom powder. Stir well and let the payasam cool for 10 minutes.
Break the cahewnuts into pieces and fry it and the raisins in ghee.
After the payasam cools a bit add the boiled milk and stir well. Add the fried nuts and raisins and stir once more.

Serve hot/warm/chilled.