Paal Payasam (indian Rice Pudding)

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 8 mins Cook Time: 42 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1/2 cup basmati rice
• 4 1/4 cups skim milk
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 4 cardamom pods, skinned,powdered or 1/2 teaspoon cardamom powder
• 1 teaspoon cashews, broken
• 1 teaspoon pistachios, shelled,slivered
• 1 teaspoon raisins
• 1 teaspoon ghee or 1 teaspoon clarified butter

Recipe

• 1 wash the rice well.
• 2 place a heavy bottomed vessel on a high flame, add rice and milk, and bring to a boil, stirring continuously.
• 3 reduce flame to low and simmer for 40 minutes, stirring every 3 minutes.
• 4 after 40 minutes, check if the rice is done (consistency of the pudding will be slightly thick, like milkshake).
• 5 after the rice is done, add sugar, and stir till dissolved.
• 6 remove vessel from flame and set aside.
• 7 in a small frying pan, heat ghee on a low flame, and add cashews and pistachios.
• 8 roast until the cashews turn slightly brown (around 2 mins).
• 9 add raisins, which will swell up immediately.
• 10 now quickly pour contents of the frying pan into the cooked pudding and mix well.
• 11 sprinkle with cardamom powder and serve hot!