Almond Carrot Payasam / Aadi Perukku Festival

Almond Carrot Payasam: 

Aadi Perukku Festival:

Today, August 3 rd 2011, ( 18 th day of Tamil Month, Aadi ) is celebrated as Aadi Perukku. This unique festival is essentially a form of Nature worship. It is celebrated for paying respect and tribute to the life sustaining force of water. 

People used to float Ahal Vilakku ( mud lamps ) in water, with a belief of all our dreams will get fulfilled. 

Draw colorful Rangoli in front of houses, by early morning to welcome prosperity.

Nature worship in the form of Amman dieties are organized to shower Nature's bountiful grace and blessings on human beings  with peace and happiness. Throughout this Aadi month, devotees surge to have a rendezvous with the Goddess in Temples.

Grand feast  is prepared on this special day and family &  friends get together and pray for uninteruped supply of water and good harvest..!

The special food involves different mixed rice like tamarind rice, lemon rice, coconut rice, jaggery rice, vadai, payasam, aviyal and vadaam.

Today, we prepared Almond Carrot payasam for pooja offering  and  I'm  glad to share this smooth, rich and nutty payasam recipe with you all,  which is sure to tingle your tastebuds..!

Ingredients:

·         Almonds                       - 15

·         Cashew                        - 10

·         Pista                             - handful

·         Carrot                           - 2

·         Dates                            - 4

·         Saffron                          - few strands

·         Milk                              - ½ litre

·         Sugar                            - as required

·         Cardamom pwd              - a pinch

·         Ghee                            - 1 tsp

·         Raisins                         - 8 to 10

Method:

1.     Soak almonds and cashew in warm water for 20 minutes.

2.     Peel the skin of almonds.

3.     Wash and clean the carrots.

4.     pressure cook for one whistle.

5.     Grind carrot, almond, cashew, pista, dates and saffron with very little milk to smooth paste.

6.     Add milk to bowl and allow to boil in simmer.

7.     Add the ground paste, sugar, cardamom pwd and stir.

8.     Allow to boil for 5 minutes.

9.     Serve hot or chilled with ghee roasted cashew and raisins garnishing.

10.  Healthy and yummy Almond Carrot payasam ready to enjoy…!

Pal Payasam / Happy Tamil New Year

Pal Payasam:   

 En Iniya Tamizh Puthandu Nalvazhthukkal

Wishing  all  my  Friends  a  very  happy  

        Tamil  New Year..!!!

Receive my simple gift of  LOVE

Wrapped with  SINCERITY

Tied with  CARE &

Sealed with  BLESSINGS

2  Keep  u  HAPPY  &  SAFE  all the life long.

Happy Tamil New Year....:)

In this auspicious day, I would love to share  Pal Payasam recipe, which is referred to as the king of payasams.  This yummy and favorite dessert is an authentic sweet dish made with milk, rice and ghee…!

Try n  enjoy this wonderful delicacy …:)

Ingredients:

·         Raw rice                        - ¼ cup

·         Milk                              - 1 litre

·         Sugar                           - 1 cup

·         Ghee                            - 1 tbsp

·         Cardamom pwd             - ½ tsp

·         Cashew                        - 8

·         Raisins                         - 10

·         Almonds                       - 6

Method:

1.     Wash and cook rice until it is done.

2.     Allow to cool and smash well.

3.     Heat milk in a pan and allow to boil.

4.     Keep the flame in low and continue boiling till the milk reduces to one half.

5.     Add the smashed rice, sugar, cardamom pwd and combine well.

6.     Let it boil , till the payasam thickens.

7.     Meanwhile, heat ghee in a pan.

8.     Roast cashew and raisins to golden.

9.     Add it to the payasam and remove from flame.

10.  Garnish with grated almond pieces.

11.  Enjoy it chilled or warm.

12.  Yummy pal payasam ready to relish..!

Happy  &   Prosperous  Tamil  New Year Wishes  to You All..!

          Jay

Aval Payasam / Poha Kheer

Aval Payasam:  ( Poha Kheer ) 

 Wishing you All a very Happy Navratri ...!!!

  

I wanted to prepare something sweet for pooja...! 

Luckily..I remembered the Aval Payasam, which Mom will prepare.. which is  one of my  favorite too..:)     

I tried this recipe today and it was divine !!  This yummy and delicious payasam can be prepared very easily and quickly with poha and milk.

Here is the easy and tasty South Indian dessert recipe…! Give a try n enjoy...:))

Ingredients:

• Aval / Poha / flattened rice                     -  1 cup


• Milk                                                      - ¾ L


• Sugar                                                   - ¾ cup


• Ghee                                                    - 1 tbsp


• Cashew                                                - 8


• Raisins                                                 - 15


• Almond                                                 - 4


• Pistachios                                             - 3


• Cardamom pwd                                     - ¼ tsp

 Method:

1. Wash poha and drain water completely.


2. Leave it aside for 10 mins.


3. Take a bowl and add milk to it.


4. Allow to boil.


5. Now add poha and stir gently.


6. Continue boiling in medium flame with stirring once in a while.


7. When the milk reduces to half its quantity, add sugar and stir to dissolve.


8. Now add add golden fried raisins and cashew.


9. Remove from flame.


10. Garmish with chopped almonds, pistachios and cardamom pwd.


11. Serve hot or cold.

12. Delicious Aval Payasam ready to giv a taste…

This  recipe is  reaching  "Celebrate Sweets - Kheer"  event  hosted  by Ayeesha  of  Taste of  Pearl  City started  by  Nivedita.

Cheers,

Jay