Paysam is a traditional South Indian delicacy made for all festive occasions. I made this paysam for Onam. There are wide varieties of paysam made with different ingredients. Here I have used Cracked wheat which has a nutty flavor. Paysams are mainly divided into two categories - white paysams made with plain white sugar and brown paysams made with jaggery . I used molasses instead of jaggery which is a good substitute.
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| Cracked Wheat Paysam |
Ingredients
Cracked wheat - 1/2 Cup
Molasses - 1 cup
Ghee(clarified butter - 4 tablespoons)
Fresh grated Coconut for coconut milk about - 3 cups
( first milk - 1 cup+ second and third milk combined 3 cups)
Cashews - a handful
Raisins - a handful
Cumin powdered - 1/2 teaspoon
Dry ginger powder - 1/2 teaspoon
Making coconut milk
1. Combine the fresh grated coconut with warm water and grind in a blender for few minutes. Squeeze out the coconut and strain the coconut milk. this is the first milk
2. Repeat again with the same coconut adding more warm water and grinding again in the blender for the second and third milk.
Strain out the coconut milk and keep aside.
Steps
1. Heat 2 tablespoons of the ghee is a heavy bottom pan. Add the cracked wheat and roast them for few minutes till the wheat turns dark brown and nice roasted aroma comes.
2. Add the Molasses to the roasted cracked wheat and keep mixing it till the wheat absorbs the molasses.
3. Take 1/4 cup of the second milk and mix the cumin and ginger powder in it and keep aside.
4. Heat the remaining 2 tablespoons of ghee in a pan and fry the cashews and golden raisins in it and keep aside
3. Add the 3 cups of second and third milk to the wheat and mix well with a spoon mixing it continuously till the milk boils and evaporates to become almost half. Add the cumin and dry ginger powder mixed with coconut milk to this.
4. Bring the whole paysam to a boil. Turn off heat
5. Add the first coconut milk and the fried cashew and raisins to this. Mix well
Serve hot or at room temperature as a dessert
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