Bengali Chirer Payesh / Poha Pudding Recipe With Nolen Gur

Steps

1. 1To cook Bengali Chirer Payesh/Poha Pudding Recipe With Nolen Gur, wash poha/chirer with water and strain the poha.
2. 2Soak the washed and drained poha/chirer in a cup of milk.
3. 3Also mix 1/2 cup of milk with rice flour and keep aside.
4. 4Soak saffron in a little milk. Keep aside.
5. 5Boil the rest of milk and cardamom pods together in a Saucepanand bring to boil. Stir occasionally.
6. 6Add rice flour mix in boiling milk and stir constantly.
7. 7Boil about 12-15 minutes till the rice flour is cooked and milk is condensed.
8. 8Now add milk soaked flattened rice/chirer then add the milk soaked saffron.
9. 9Cook chirer payesh for 15 minutes more or when flattened rice/chirer is cooked well and milk thickens considerably, add nolen gur or brown sugar.
10. 10Stir it and cook it till the date jaggery/brown sugar dissolves. Then add chopped almonds/cashews and a pinch of salt, cook for a minute and remove from heat.
11. 11Pour the Bengali Chirer Payesh/Poha Pudding Recipe With Nolen Gur in a serving bowl, garnish with saffron strands/almonds/cashews and raisins and serve hot or chilled with sumptuous meal of Cholar Dal Recipe/ Aar Macher Jhol Recipe andjeera ricefor dinner.