Paal Paayasam

This is one of my favorite paal payasam which my mom used to prepare often for festivals/poojas.I should say my mom is a professional in this "payasam area".She has made more than 8 varities of paal payasam,each has different taste and aroma... I'm here posting one of her variety (payasam), uniquely prepared in my mom's way!!

Ingredients:(serving-2 persons)

1.Boiled Milk.......... 250 ml

2.Sugar............ 150 gms

3.Soaked Rice............. 5 Table spoons

4.Soaked Channa dhal(besan)................. 3 table spoons

5.Cardamon................. 5 nos

6.Cashew,Raisins.............. 10 nos

7.Ghee................... 1 table spoon

8.Grated coconut.................. 50 gms

9.Water.........2 cups

Procedure:
1.Soak rice and channa dhal separately for 1 hr.

2.Grind soaked rice,grated coconut not to a fine paste(rice should be in rava(sooji) /broken consistency,add 2 -4 spoons of water)

3.Place a medium sized bowl on stove,add 1 table spoon of ghee,then add cashew & raisins to it.
Add boiled milk to the golden fried cashew.After 2 minutes add the grounded paste and soaked channa to the milk and stir continously.Add 1 or 1 1/4 tea cups of water to it.

4.Let the Paayasam to boil for 8-10 minutes,then add 170gms of sugar to it,allow it to boil for 10 more minutes.Atlast add cardamon powder to it.

5.Sweet Paal paayasam is ready.

Note:
Before adding sugar,make sure that the grounded rice is fully boiled,bcoz after adding sugar,the uncooked rice will not get fully boiled.

Enjoy the recipe.

THANX.