MANGO PAYASAM

A great melt in the mouth,Summer treat with mango flavor along with the creamy texture,makes this fruity dessert a pure comfort food

1-cup-ripe mango puree

a few mango pieces for garnish

1/2 lt--whole milk[if you want you can use low fat milk also]

1/3 cup-Basmathi rice

4-tebsps-sugar

1teb-ghee

10-cashew nuts

10-raisins

1/2tesp-cardomom powder

1/2 cup-condenced milk

If you like you can add mango essence

a pinch of saffron

How to make:-

wash and soak rice in a little water for 15 min. then cook rice with 1/2lt. milk.Stirring continuously,let it cook till rice become very soft

Now add sugar and go on stirring till mixture thickens.Remove from heat and cool it

Fry cashew nuts and raisins in ghee and add to the rice mixture

Now add condenced milk and mango puree and cardomom powder mix well

garnish with mango pieces and saffron ,cashew nuts and serve chilled

Iam sending this creamy mango payasam to meeta s--http://whatsforlunchhoney.blogspot.com/2008/06/monthly-mingle-23-mango-mania-winner-of.html

One more event at Mythreyee s Paajaka recipes--sweet series cool desserts event---

http://www.paajaka.com/2008/07/announcing-sweet-series-cool-desserts.html