Aval Payasam (Poha Kheer) - Type 2

We make this Poha Kheer on Gokulashtami day in the evening for neivedyam since Lord Krishna loves Poha. I have posted another Poha Kheer recipe but this is the tastier and easier one!

Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup Thick poha

• 2 and 1/2 cups Full fat milk

• 3/4 cup Sugar or 1/2 cup condensed milk & 2 tbsp sugar

• 1 tsp Cardamom powder

• 4 saffron strands

• 3 tbsp Broken cashew nuts and raisins

• 1 tsp + 2 tbsp Ghee

Instructions

1. Sieve the poha well to remove any dust

2. In a thick bottom pan, take 1/2 cup poha

3. Saute it till it becomes light pink and you get a nice roasted aroma. Keep aside.

4. In the same pan take 1 tbsp ghee and saute cashew nuts till light brown

5. Add the raisins and saute till it blooms. Keep both aside.

6. In the same pan take milk and start boiling till it reduces to 2/3 – half way through add saffron

7. Add the poha and start cooking till the poha gets cooked well

8. Add the sugar and mix well (once you add the sugar it will become watery but do not worry)

9. Add cardamom powder, cashew nuts and raisins and mix well. Switch off the gas.

Notes

When the kheer cools down, it will become thick, so switch off the flame as soon as you add sugar

condensed milk makes it more creamy and richer, can be had more like a pudding