ARISI THENGAI PAYASAM/RICE COCONUT KHEER
Course
dessert
Cuisine
south indian
Servings
Prep Time
1
cup
10
minutes
Cook Time
10
minutes
Servings
Prep Time
1
cup
10
minutes
Cook Time
10
minutes
Ingredients
1/4
cup
rice
1/4
cup
coconut
(grated)
4
tsp
jaggery
1/8
cup
milk
1/4
tsp
cardamom
Powder
1/2
tsp
ghee
a few
Cashewnuts
a few
coconut
Bits
water
as needed
Instructions
Soak rice in water for one hour.
Place soaked rice and coconut pieces in a blender.
Grind it to a fine paste.
Transfer it to a vessel and bring it to a boil.
Add milk.
Followed by powdered jaggery and cardamom.
Mix evenly and wait till jaggery melts and forms a homogeneous mixture.
Wait till reaches the correct consistency.
Fry in ghee coconut bits and cashewnut.
Add this to the payasam.
Yummy creamy Arisi Thengai Payasam is ready.
Recipe Notes
Notes
You can grind cashewnut pieces along with rice and coconut.
Check the consistency of the payasam as it tends to get thicker after boiling.
Addition of any dry fruit makes the payasam even more tasty.