Name: Ari Paayasam (Rice Payasam)
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1 cup Unakkalari / Pachari (Raw Rice) / Basmati rice (Boiled Rice); 2 balls Jaggery; 2 cups Coconut (grated); 2-3 nos Rasakadali pazham; 1/2 tsp Cardamom powder; 2 tbsp Ghee; 50 gm Cashew; 50 gm Raisins

Ari Paayasam (Rice Payasam)

Ari Paayasam (Rice Payasam)

Ari Paayasam or Rice Payasam is a delicious milk rice porridge that can be enjoyed as a dessert. Kids love the jaggery flavored dish and the dish can be easily prepared at home with minimum ingredients. Ari Paayasam is unique and special with cooked rice blended with jaggery and other ingredients. The dessert is a nutritious dish, very tasty and tempting. You can explore a well detailed Ari Paayasam here.

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Prep Time 30

Total Time 30

Cuisine Kerala

Servings people

Ingredients

1 cup Unakkalari / Pachari (Raw Rice) / Basmati rice Boiled Rice
2 balls Jaggery
2 cups Coconut grated
2-3 nos Rasakadali pazham
1/2 tsp Cardamom powder
2 tbsp Ghee
50 gm Cashew
50 gm Raisins

Instructions

For preparing Ari Paayasam, first wash and cook rice by adding 2 1/2 cups of water.
When the rice gets cooked well, add crushed jaggery and keep it in a low flame till the jaggery melts completely.
Add grated coconut along with cardamom powder.
Slit the rasakadali bananas vertically and cut it into small pieces and mix it well with the payasam.
When all the ingredients get mixed and cooked well and the payasam reaches a semi thick consistency, remove it from fire.
Heat ghee in a pan and fry cashew nuts and raisins and sprinkle it along with the ghee over the payasam and mix well.
:- This payasam is very tasty if it is served hot or served after keeping it in the fridge for sometime.