Cashewnut Payasam

Ingredients:

• 200 gms Cashew nuts
• 350 gms Sugar
• 1 cup milk
• 10 – 12 strings of saffron
• 1 sp ‘sarai parapu’
• 1 sp ghee
• ¼ sp ‘kesar colour’ optional

Method:

• Soak cashew nuts in hot water for ½ an hour.
• Grind it in a mixer grinder by pouring little milk.
• In a deep pan, pour the grind mixture and milk and bring it to a boil.
• Add water if you want.
• Allow it to cook for a while.
• Stir and take care of the payasam, otherwise it may stick in the bottom.
• Add sugar and milk allow it to boil once again.
• You can add ‘kesar colour’ in the kheer now.
• Just add kesar colour in one spoon milk and mix well.
• Add it to the kheer.
• Add saffron strings and remove from the fire.
• In a small pan put ghee and fry ‘sarai parapu’ and put it in the payasam.
• Your delicious ‘cashew nut payasam’ is ready to serve.