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🇮🇳 Indian Vegetarian

Ragi Payasam

🇮🇳 Indian

Ragi Payasam: the ancient grain doing the everyday job, deliciously. Ready in 35 minutes including prep.

Prep 15 min Cook 20 min Serves 3 Easy

Ingredients

  • Ghee2 tbsp
  • Milk3 cups
  • Jaggery1/2 cup
  • Green Cardamom3, crushed
  • Finger Millet (Ragi)1/2 cup

Optional extras

  • Cashews2 tbsp

Instructions

  1. 1

    Roast the millet in ghee until toasty.

  2. 2

    Simmer in milk until soft and the milk thickens around it, 20-25 minutes.

  3. 3

    Melt the jaggery through off the boil, then finish with cardamom and fried cashews.

  4. 4

    Serve warm — millet payasam is the old-festival version of comfort.

Chef's tip

Rinse millets well; a dusty grain dulls the whole pot.

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