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Whole Wheat Payasam Recipe

Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time35 minutes
Total Time50 minutes
Author: Sumana

Ingredients

  • Whole wheat- 1/2 cup
  • Jaggery- 1/2 cup
  • Medium rava- 1/8 cup
  • Poppy seeds- 2 tsp
  • Grated copra- 2 tsp
  • Salt- A pinch
  • Cashew- few
  • Raisins- few
  • Almonds- few
  • Cardamom- 2 no.
  • Ghee- 2 tsp

Instructions

Preparation

  • Wash and soak wheat grains overnight.
  • Deseed cardamoms and powder it finely.
  • Fry the cashews, chopped almonds and raisins in ghee and keep them aside.

Method

  • Dry roast the poppy seeds till they turn slighlty brown. Keep it aside.
  • Pressure cook wheat grains for 6 whistles and simmer it for 5 minutes. Ensure the wheat grains are mushy and soft.
  • Add cooked wheat in to a cooking pan along with 2 cups of water. Add jaggery too. Let jaggery melt and wheat grains absorb the sweetness.
  • While stirring the wheat payasam, add medium rava. Make sure no lumps are formed. Let it cook for few minutes.
  • Add grated copra, roasted poppy seeds, cardamom powder and salt. Mix it well. At this stage add water if needed. Bring it to boil and switch off.
  • Garnish the wheat payasam with ghee roasted cashews, almonds and raisins. Mouth watering wheat payasa is ready.

Note

  • The payasam thickens with time. Let the payasam be running initially.
  • Pressure cooking wheat grains till mushy is highly recommended. Otherwise the grains become chewy.
  • Adding poppy seeds is optional, I have added for extra flavor.