Red rice flakes payasam | Tamil New year recipes

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup Red rice flakes (I used thick variety)
• 2 tbsp Sugar
• 1 cup Milk
• 5 Cashews
• 2 tbsp Condensed milk ( optional)
• 2 tsp Ghee

Instructions

1. 1

   Sieve red rice flakes in a metal strainer. Hand pick any impurities.

2. 2

   In a small pressure cooker, add a tsp of ghee and roast the red rice flakes. Roast for 2 minutes in low flame.

3. 3

   Add 1/2 cup water and 1 cup milk to it. Pressure cook for 1 whistle in medium flame.

4. 4

   Once done, add sugar, condensed milk. If you want you can add 1 powdered cardamom at this stage.

5. 5

   Simmer for couple of minutes. Switch off the flame and mix golden roasted cashews in the payasam.