kheer

When you are preparing a meal and are thinking for  the easy and simple dessert to go with meal it so very hard to think a dessert which  can be prepared in minutes and served right ? Here am today with one such dessert / sweet which goes very after a meal and are most fav in all homes . Paal payasam is an Kerala spl kheer which is prepared by reducing the milk in a pan then cooking the rice in the milk which takes a bit time to make but pressure cooker makes it all easy for us to just mix in all the ingredients and cook them in minutes . For 2nd day of BM a dessert with pressure cooker , I choose this all time fav paysam and they where very delicious and tasted the same as we make them in a pot . Click here for Blogging Marathon page for the other Blogging Marathoners doing BM#35.

By making in pressure cooker there is no need of constant stiring required and  you can surprise your family by preparing this kheer / Payasam in minutes . I have made chawal ki kheer  my moms way and here is a Kerala spl payasam which goes well with a meal and it can be added in the ona sadya menu too. To see my ona sadhya platter click here . This payasam is also made in most of the southern parts in India . Lets quickly move to the quick to make payasam recipe.

 

Ingredients 

Milk – 4 cups 
Condensed milk – 1/2 cup ( adjust as needed)
Basmati Rice – 1/4 cup ( washed and soaked for 10-15 min)
Cardamom pd – 1/4 tsp ( Optional)
Saffron strands – few ( For garnish)
Chopped Cashew – 1-2 tbsp

Method 

• In a pressure cooker boil the milk after it starts to boil simmer and add the rice, cardamom pd and condensed milk.
• Stir well and cover the lid put the whistle on .
• Cook it for 2 whistles in a medium  flame .
• Let the pressure subside, then open the lid and stir well .
• Add the cashews and serve warm garnished with saffron.

Today am sharing yet another experiment from my kitchen thinking of  desserts with veggies , I wanted to make a kheer with this Filipino veggie which was introduced to me by a friend who said you can try a payasam with this veggie . I have seen many cakes , cupcakes and halayang desserts using this veggie but still wanted to stick with the our traditional kheer . Have you ever tried making a purple color kheer 🙂 I just tried this kheer and impressed by H already. Ube / Purple yam is different from the yam we get in India, This is the most important veggies in Filipino cuisine and they are so fond of purple desserts . So I thought Y not give this veggie a twist and make a kheer with this and when  thinking of this I added sago too in this and little pearls  looked pretty and they taste yumm . Click here for Blogging Marathon page for the other Blogging Marathoners doing BM#34. Let over to this innovative and delicious purple kheer .

 Ingredients

Milk – 2 1/4 cups 
Ube / Puple yam ( chopped) – 1 cup  ( I used the frozen Filipino ube) 
Sago/ javarisi – 1/4 cup
Condensed Milk – 1/2 tin 
Cardamom pd – a pinch ( optional)

Method 

•  Boil ube in ample amount of water till they are mashable , then strain and blend it in the blender till smooth paste with 1/4 cup milk.
• Soak the sago/ javarasi in a bowl with ample amount of water for 20 mins and then drain the water.

• In a sauce pan boil the remaining milk after it foams and comes up simmer the flame and add the sago and cook them till the double in size and are well cooked .
• After adding sago stir them continuously .
• Add the ube paste to the milk once the sago is done, then cook them for a while add condensed milk and stir them well.
• Simmer and stir continuously till the milk thicken a bit . 

• Serve them chilled.

• Add extra milk if you want the kheer to be a little thin.
• Stir continuously while making kheer to avoid sticking in the bottom of the pan.

Today am sharing a very delicious and a healthy kheer which will made you family amaze ,as it contains a veggie in it . This our very old kheer with a twist by adding carrot and paneer to it  makes it more interesting and they tastes delightful that your kiddo will definitely  taste and enjoy . I found this yet another way to sneak veggies in kids diet who love to have sweets . Addition of carrot puree gives a nice color and at the same time makes it very healthy for kids mainly. To add more taste and make it more delicious paneer does the rest of the work . 

This kheer is rich and healthy with all interesting elements mixed up in the same dish. This serves as a very innovative and interesting for your party and your guest will sure be amazed . The natural color of carrot gives this kheer a very very attractive look . The only thing is this kheer taste yummy only when it is nicely chilled 🙂 . Lets move to this interesting kheer . For this week BM theme ” Desserts with veggies ” I made this yummy carrot and paneer kheer .Click here for Blogging Marathon page for the other Blogging Marathoners doing BM#34.

Ingredients 

Carrot – 2 No long
Milk – 2 cups
Condensed Milk – 1/2 tin
Paneer ( Grated) – 1/2 cup
Nuts ( alomond and pistachios) – few for garnish

Method

• Boil the carrots with ample amount water then strain and  blend them into smooth puree with 1/4 cup milk or as needed.
• In a sauce pan boil the remaining milk then simmer the flame add the  grated paneer, carrot puree and cook them for while in low flame .
• Add  condensed milk and boil them till the milk become a bit thick.
• Stir constantly else the milk can burn in the bottom .
• After the paneer is nice a soft and the milk is a bit thick switch off the flame.

• Let the kheer cool completely before serving. This kheer tastes gud only when it is had chilled.  
•  Garnish with chopped nuts and serve chilled 

• Adjust the condensed milk quantity as sweet or not so sweet you need .
• This kheer tastes yummy only when served chilled.

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