Aaaahhh... Its tiem to say BuBye... Summer... but the same to Mangos as well Try out this wonderful payasam with mangos... in these few days... Its simple heavenly, the feel of biting into the mango pieces in between the creamy smoothness of the payasam
Ingredients:
1 cup ripe mango puree or pulp
few mango pieces for garnish
½ lt milk (I used low fat) 1/3 rd cup rice 4-5 tbsps sugar pinch of salt 1 tbsp ghee 7-8 cashewnuts 10-12 kismis ½ tsp cardamom pwd
Procedure: Soak rice in water for 15 mts. Bring milk to a boil in a non-stick saucepan. Drain water from the rice and add to the boiling milk. Reduce heat and let the rice cook,stirring continuously till the rice is soft. Now add the sugar and go on stirring till the mixture thickens. Remove from heat and cool. Fry the kismis and cashewnuts in a tbsp of ghee till light brown and combine with the cooked rice. Swirl in the mango puree, salt and cardamom pwd. Garnish with cashewnuts, kismis and mango pieces.
*Serve chilled.*
A great melt-in-the-mouth summer treat with mango flavor, along with the creamy texture produced by sweetened cardamom flavored rice , makes this fruity dessert pure comfort food! Try it and do tell me how do you like it
On a side note ... this is a calorie rich and low fat desert