Sabudana Kheer / Sabudana Payasam
Sabudana Kheer also known as sabudana payasam is a delicious sweet dish. It is made with sago which is made from tapioca root, milk, sugar and cardamom powder.
Servings 4 people
Ingredients
- 500 ml milk
- 1 cup sabudana/sago
- 4 tablespoon sugar
- 5-10 cashew nuts
- 3-4 Almonds
- 1 teaspoon elaichi powder/5-6 cardamom pods
- A pinch salt
Instructions
For making this sabudana kheer/sabudana payasam keep everything ready:
- Wash the sabudana, drain the water and keep aside for 2 hours.
- Crush the dry fruits - cashew nuts and almonds and microwave them in 1/2 cup water for 1 minute. This ensures that the dry fruits become soft.
- If you don't have a microwave, soak the crushed dry fruits in 1/2 cup hot water for 10 minutes.
- If you do not have elaichi powder, crush the elaichi pods and powder the elaichi seeds using a mortar and pestel. Discard the peel.
- After 2 hours, add the milk to a saucepan and switch on the heat.
- Start boiling it, when it is about to boil, i.e. when small bubbles start appearing on the sides, add sabudana(sago) and stir mildly.
- Add sugar and mix well.
- Then add the dry fruits along with little water from the boiled dry fruits. Add a pinch of salt and stir well.
- Garnish with elaichi powder, stir and switch off the gas/heat.
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Notes
- You can increase/decrease the sugar quantity as per your taste. You can add a few strands of saffron to add more taste and little color too.
- If you don't have a microwave, soak the crushed dry fruits in 1/2 cup hot water for 10 minutes.
- If you do not have elaichi powder, crush the elaichi pods and powder the elaichi seeds using a mortar and pestle. Discard the peel.