Aval Payasam

Ingredients

• 🧂Salta pinch
  
• 🧈Ghee3 tbsp
  
• 🧀Milk1 litre
  
• 🫙Sugarto taste
  
• 🫙Cashews1/4 cup
  
• 🍯Jaggery3/4 cup, grated
  
• 🌾Flattened Rice (Poha)2 cups, thick variety
  
• 🌿Green Cardamom4, ground
  

Instructions

1. 1

   Set out every ingredient measured and ready; Indian sweets move fast once the heat is on.

2. 2

   Put the flattened rice (poha) and milk on a steady medium flame and commit to stirring — sweets test your patience.

3. 3

   Cook, stirring, until the mixture thickens and leaves the sides of the pan — 15 to 25 minutes of honest work.

4. 4

   Add the jaggery, cardamom and any nuts or saffron; fold through and cook two minutes more.

5. 5

   Shape or slice once it has cooled enough to handle; it firms up as it rests.