Payas - The Indian Dessert
Recipe by:
justinVinson
Just like Halloween is incomplete without pumpkins, an Indian festival is incomplete without this kheer. "Kheer" in Hindi denotes sweet pudding commonly referring to rice pudding. This pudding is commonly called "Payas" by Bengalis.
Ready in 1 hour 10 mins
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Ingredients
Serves: 2
- 1 teaspoon clarified butter (ghee)
- 1 tablespoon nuts (almonds, pistachios and cashews)
- 5 to 6 raisins
- 1/2 cup short grained rice
- 4 cups milk
- 1/2 cup sugar, or to taste
- 1 pinch saffron
Preparation method
Prep: 15 mins | Cook: 45 mins | Extra time: 10 mins, chilling1.
Melt the clarified butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Stir the nuts and raisins in the hot butter until the raisins get plump and the nuts turn reddish brown. Once done, remove the nuts from the saucepan.
2.
Stir the rice into the saucepan, and cook over low heat 2 to 3 minutes. Pour in the milk, and increase heat to medium-high. Bring to a bare simmer. Give it an occasional stir so that the milk does not stick to the bottom. Take care not to let the milk burn. Even a little burn spoils the milk. Add sugar and give it a stir.
3.
Reduce the heat to medium and cook until the milk has reduced in half. Keep stirring often.
4.
Stir in the remaining ingredients and half of the roasted nuts. Give it a stir until combined. Pour into a serving bowl and cool in the refrigerator 10 to 30 minutes.
5.
Sprinkle with the remaining nuts to serve. You can serve it warm or cold, just not too hot.
Last updated:
Mar 19 2013
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