Easy Aval Payasam Recipe | Atukula Payasam | Poha Kheer
Aval Payasam Recipe | Atukula Payasam | Poha Kheer is one of the simple yet delicious recipes made during Hindu Festivals like Krishna Janmashtami, Navratri, Ganesh Chaturthi and other festivals.
Atukulu or flattened rice is one of the favorites of Lord Krishna and Lord Vinayaka so recipes made with this ingredient are obviously favorites of Lord Krishna, we make these recipes on all festivals related to Lord Narayana.
Lord Krishna like butter, poha and recipes made with ghee. So this recipe stands one among important sweet recipes offered to Lord Krishna.
To keep this recipe white, I have used sugar if you like we can even make this recipe using jaggery. When there is a festival South Indians believe Pongal and kheer are important recipes.
If we are adding jaggery in this recipe then we need to take care that it should be added at the end of the recipe or else there is a chance of getting milk curdled.
This recipe is made for naivedyam so it was hard to procure pure cow milk so I had to use tetra packed cow milk.
We Indians have a habit of sharing and celebrating festivals with sweets. Apart from them we make many nutritional packed recipes and offer them to god.
To have an authentic flavor I have roasted dry fruits in ghee and in remaining ghee I have roasted flattened rice till they change their color to a golden brown.
TIPS to make Aval Payasam Recipe or Atukula Payasam:
- There are many variants of poha available in the market, choose thick variant so that it cooks and releases its flavor in milk.
- If we use thin or medium flattened rice, they melt and become mushy.
- For additional flavor, we can make use of coconut milk.
- For good taste, try to use full cream milk. If this recipe is made as naivedyam, its recommended to make use of cow milk.
- As poha absorbs milk and make this recipe thick, we need to off the flame while this recipe is diluted.
- If this recipe is served on the next day, it’s a good idea to refrigerate and add milk to dilute.
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Aval Payasam Recipe | Atukula Payasam | Poha Kheer
Aval Payasam Recipe | Atukula Payasam | Poha Kheer is one of the simple yet delicious recipes made during Krishna Janmashtami, Navratri, Ganesh Chaturthi and other festivals.
Ingredients
- Atukulu/ Aval/ flattened rice – 1 bowl
- Ghee – 2 tbsp.
- Cashew – 2 tbsp.
- Raisins – 1 tbsp.
- Milk – 3 bowls approximately 1 litre
- Sugar – ¾ cup
- Cardamom powder – 1 tbsp.
Instructions
- In a pan, melt 2 tbsp. ghee and fry cashew to light golden color and then add raisins.
- Once raisin blows and expands remove from ghee and keep aside.
- Add flattened rice and roast on medium flame till they change its color.
- Pour 1-liter (3 bowls milk) and bring it to boil. Cook for 5 minutes.
- Add sugar (if you want you can substitute with jaggery but should be put at the end of the recipe).
- Sprinkle cardamom powder to enhance the aroma of Poha Kheer.
- Put roasted dry fruits and mix well. Once you feel poha is cooked and consistency is about to thicken off the flame.
- Garnish Aval Payasam Recipe | Atukula Payasam | Poha Kheer with dry fruits and offer as prasadam to god.
Recipe Video
How to make Aval Payasam Recipe or Atukula Payasam:
1. Heat ghee in a pan, add cashew and raisins. Roast till cashew turns golden brown and raisins swell.
2. In leftover ghee add flattened rice and roast till they turn slight color and become crisp.
3. Add approximately 1-liter milk and bring it to boil so that flattened rice becomes soft.
4. Put sugar, cardamom powder, and roasted dry fruits. Mix well and cook for a minute.
5. Serve Aval Payasam Recipe | Atukula Payasam | Poha Kheer hot in a bowl and garnish with roasted dry fruits.
