FRUIT KHEER / A DELICIOUS KHEER WITH GOODNESS OF FRUITS/CHETTINAD PAZHA PAYASAM
Milk-based puddings are the most loved desserts in India and my family too is no exception. Once a week we love to cook a milk-based dessert to complement our Sunday meals. The topmost priority is the kheers and custards with different flavors
This fruit kheer is also a milk and rice-based pudding with the goodness of fresh fruits. This is a little bit rich because a paste of soaked nuts(almonds and cashews) is added along with rice in the milk. Soaked rice too is ground coarsely and added to the milk. The milk is simmered for an hour or more until it reaches a semi-thick consistency. Although ground rice is added when we make phirni but the texture of phirni reaches a setting consistency. On the other hand, this kheer is cooked to a flowing consistency
This fruit kheer is inspired by the CHETTINAD PAZHA PAYASAM. The Chettinad region of Tamil Nadu is famous for its spicy cuisine so this unique and delicious dessert like Pazha Payasam works well leaving a soothing effect on both the tongue and stomach. Let’s start making this sweet delicacy with easily available ingredients at our homes
Prep Time – 20. minutes
Cook Time – 60-70 minutes approx.
Ready to eat in 4 hrs
Course – desserts
Cuisine – Tamil Nadu
Author – Bharti Dhawan
INGREDIENTS REQUIRED
• Ful fat milk – 1 and 1/2 lt.
• Rice (any type) – 1/4 small cup or 1+1/2 tbsp
• Almonds(badaam)- 7-8 nos
• Cashews (Kaju) – 7-8 nos
• Sugar – 1 /2 small cup or 3 tbsp or to taste
• Cardamom powder – 1/2 tsp
• Assorted Fresh fruits – (apples, grapes, bananas, pomegranates, mangoes, etc.)
● PREPARATIONS TO BE DONE
• Rinse and soak the rice for 30 minutes
• Soak almonds and cashews for 30 minutes
• Grind coarsely soaked rice
• Grind finely soaked almonds and cashews
• Chop all the fruits
● HOW TO MAKE FRUIT KHEER
1 – Take a saucepan or a heavy bottom kadai. Add little water 2-3 spoons to prevent the milk from sticking
Now add 1 and 1/2 lt milk and keep on flame
2 – Add immediately ground rice and stir (rice should be added to cold milk . In hot milk rice paste gets hard and turns into lumps )
3 – Stir the milk continuously at the early stage of boiling. Always keep the flame at low-medium
4 – Add sugar and cardamom powder. Keep stirring the milk. Rice paste sticks to the bottom very easily
5 – After 30 minutes add cashew-almond paste. Keep stirring continuously at a low flame
6 – When the cashew-almond paste is added, the milk starts thickening. Keep stirring the kheer to avoid sticking at the bottom
* It took 60 minutes from start to finish the Kheer
7 – Switch off the flame and allow the kheer to cool completely. When the kheer is cooled down, add cubed fruits. Mix well. Adding fruits makes it a little liquid and juicy. The kheer becomes so delicious.
8 – Transfer the fruit kheer to a serving bowl and keep it in the fridge
9 – Refrigerate the kheer for 2-3 hours and enjoy the unique and yummy fruit kheer which contains the goodness of rice, nuts, and fresh fruits
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