Sago and Aval Payasam

Ingredients:

• Sago 1/2 cup
• Aval (thick varity) 1 cup
• Coconut 1
• Sugar 2 cup
• Cashew nuts ½ cup
• Cardamom powder ½ sp
• Ghee 4 – 5 sp
• Cashew nuts and kis mis 1 tab sp
• Milk ½ cup

Method:

• Pour 1 sp ghee in a pan and fry sago well and keep it aside.
• Then add 1 sp again in the pan and fry ‘Aval’ and fry well and keep aside.
• Grind coconut and grind it with cashew nut and keep aside.
• Now powder sago and aval separately.
• Pour the balance ghee in the pan and fry kis mis + cashew nut in that.
• Add water in that and add sago powder.
• Mix well and bring it to a boil. Allow sago to cook well.
• Now add aval powder and mix well.
• Bring it to a boil. Now add the grind mixture and mix well.
• Allow it to boil for a while.
• Add milk and remove from the fire.

Notes:

• You can store the fried and powdered sago and aval in the Fridge. So that you can make this payasam very quickly.
• Even with out coconut and cashew nut paste you can make the payasam, in the case of urgency.