🇮🇳 Indian Vegetarian

Foxtail Millet Payasam

Name: Foxtail Millet Payasam
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 tbsp Ghee; 3 cups Milk; 1/2 cup Jaggery; 3, crushed Green Cardamom; 1/2 cup Foxtail Millet

🇮🇳 Indian

Foxtail Millet Payasam: the ancient grain doing the everyday job, deliciously. 35 minutes of mostly hands-off cooking.

Prep 15 min Cook 20 min Serves 3 Easy

Ingredients

Ghee2 tbsp
Milk3 cups
Jaggery1/2 cup
Green Cardamom3, crushed
Foxtail Millet1/2 cup

Optional extras

Cashews2 tbsp

Instructions

1
Roast the millet in ghee until toasty.
2
Simmer in milk until soft and the milk thickens around it, 20-25 minutes.
3
Melt the jaggery through off the boil, then finish with cardamom and fried cashews.
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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Watch how it's made

Video: Thinai Payasam/ Foxtail Millet Kheer !! Easy ! Tasty !! Healthy!!! · on YouTube