Dates Payasam(Dates Kheer)

Payasam is prepared in all special occasions like marriage,festivals etc.There are several different kinds of payasam that can be prepared from a wide variety of fruits and rices.Dates payasam is a simple recipe payasam and used dates,jaggery and coconut milk.

Ingredients

Seedless Dates-100 gm

Jaggery-200 gm

Medium thick coconut milk-1 3/4 cup

Thick coconut milk-1 1/4 cup

Ghee-3 tsp

Cardamom powder-1/2 tsp

Raisins(dry grape)-8 no.

Cashew nuts-8 no.

Method

1)Soak the dates in hot water and grind this in to a fine paste.

2)Add enough water to the jaggery and melt it.

3)In a deep bottom pan,add dates,melted jaggery,2 tsp of ghee.Cook on low medium heat till the mixture becomes thick and start separating from the pan.

4)Then first add medium thick coconut milk.When the coconut milk reduce to half the quantity add thick coconut milk and cardamom powder and remove from the stove.

5)Heat 1 tbsp of ghee in a pan and fry raisins and cashew nuts add it to the payasam.