Sunday, August 1, 2010

Indian Cuisine: Semiya Payasam

It's traditional south Indian dessert, prepared for all occasions. It is easy to cook with minimal ingredients.

Ingredients:

Vermicelli (Semiya) - 1 Cup
Milk - 2 Cup
Sugar - 1 Cup
Water - 1 Cup
Cashew Nuts - 5 to 10 pieces
Almonds Nuts - 5 pieces
Raisins - 5 to 10 pieces
Cardamoms - 2 to 3 pieces
Ghee - 3 tsp

Method:
  1. Heat the Ghee and fry the vermicelli (semiya) till light brown.
  2. In the meanwhile, boil the milk and water.
  3. Add the vermicelli to the boiling milk and cover it. Keep stirring occasionally.
  4. Once the vermicelli becomes soft, add the sugar and continue to stir.
  5. Powder the cardamom and add it to the mixture.
  6. Then fry the cashew nuts and almonds in ghee and add these.
  7. Mix well and boil for about 2 minutes.
  8. Now payasam/ Kheer is ready to be serve either hot or cold.

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