Aval Payasam Recipe - Sweet Flattened Rice Payasam

Steps

1. 1To begin making the Aval Payasam, first heat a teaspoon of ghee in a small pan and roast the cashew nuts on low heat until crisp and lightly golden. Keep this aside.
2. 2Wash the beaten rice well with water. Drain water and keep aside.
3. 3Boil milk in a heavy bottomed sauce pan and add the washed aval to the milk. Turn the heat to low and simmer the milk mixture until it thickens and the aval is cooked. This will take a good 15 to 20 minutes.
4. 4At this point add in the sugar, cardamom powder, cinnamon and give a mixture a stir and simmer until the sugar dissolves.
5. 5Turn off the heat and garnish with cashew nuts. Serve hot or cold.
6. 6Serve the Aval Payasam Recipe as a Dessert for a festive occasion or just as ending dessert after your meal like Bisi Bele Bath Recipe (A Spicy Mixed Vegetable Sambar Rice) accompanied with Cabbage Onion Vada Recipe.