Aval Payasam / Avalakki Payasa - Beaten Rice Porridge/ Pudding

AVAL PAYASAM /AVALAKKI PAYASA

Aval payasam ( Tamil )/ Avalakki Payasa ( Kannada ) can be prepared in no time. The texture of Aval ( beaten Rice ) is such that it gets cooked very quickly. Soaked Aval when seasoned with spices and garnished with herbs makes a wholsome meal. Like wise when Aval is combined with milk and sugar it becomes the yummy Aval Payasam which can be relished as a dessert even after a heavy meal.

                                                  
INGREDIENTS

Hard Aval ( Hard Beaten Rice ) - 1/4 cup
Milk - 2 cups
Sugar - 1/4 cup
Cashew nuts - a few
Raisins - a few
Cardamom - 2
Pachche karpoora ( edible camphor ) - 1 small flake
Ghee - 1 tbsp

METHOD

1. Heat  2 tsps of ghee in a pan and roast the cashew nuts and raisins and keep them aside.
2. Roast the Aval in the remaining ghee till it pops up and becomes reddish brown in colour.
3. Boil milk in a heavy bottomed vessel for five minutes till it becomes flavoursome.
( Grind a table spoon of cashew nuts with little milk into a smooth paste and cook it along with the boiling milk, if you like your Payasam to have a pudding like consistancy.)

4. Add the roasted Aval to the boiling milk and cook on medium flame till it becomes very soft.
5. Add sugar and cook for five more minutes, and then switch off flame.
6. Powder the cardamom and edible camphor together and mix into the Payasam.
7. Garnish with roasted cashew nuts and raisins.

                                             

Relish the sweet and creamy Aval Payasam either warm or chilled.

This post goes to "Lets Celebrate Sweets- Warm Desserts" event hosted on Mharo Rajasthan Recipes blog. Here's the original event post on Nivedita's blog.   

Tomato-Garlic Rice - Day 3 Blogging Marathon

Another Quick to make Rice Recipe is Tomato Rice. There are 'n' number of ways to make this simple, yet tasty rice. I love this with a dash of Garlic and crunchy nuts.

Ingredients
1 Cup Rice, Cooked
2 Large Tomatoes, Cut into 1 inch Cubes
3 Green Chillies, finely Chopped (can be increased, according to taste)
5-6 garlic flakes, thinly sliced
1 tbsp Freshly grated Coconut
Salt to taste
2 - 3 tsp Oil/ghee
1/2 tsp Mustard Seeds
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
Hing a pinch
Roasted Cashews, Fresh Coriander Leaves for Garnishing

Method

Heat Oil/Ghee in a Kadai, Splutter Mustard Seeds, add hing. Add Garlic and Chillies. Once the garlic turns brown, add Tomatoes and turmeric powder, add little water and Cook until Soft. Keep the Flame low while cooking tomatoes. Once they are done, Add Coconut and Put off the flame. Add Rice, Mix well. Adjust the Salt. Garnish with Roasted Cashews and Fresh Coriander. Serve Hot with Raita or Some Crisps!!!

You can replace cashews with roasted Almonds or Peanuts. If you want the rice to be more spicy, try adding 1 or 2 Red Chillies while seasoning or add some Pepper Powder while serving.

Check out the bloggers doing the Blogging Marathon, along with me..
Group 1 
30 Minutes Meals: Gayathri Anand
Baked Goods: Monika 
For On Going Events: Gayathri Kumar, Usha   
Kids Friendly: PJ, Savitha, Smitha, Veena Aravind , Srivalli
Rice Varieties: Champa, Divya, Padma

Group 2
30 Minutes Meals:Priya Mahadavan, Pavani, 
Seven Days of Salad: lla, Divya Vikram, 
For Ongoing 7 Events: Priya Suresh, Suma Gandlur, Harini,   
Kids Friendly: Vatsala, Jay, Kamalika 
Seven Days of Rice: Veena Krishnakumar,  Padma Rekha and myself

Verkadalai Saadam/Peanut Rice - Day 2 Blogging Marathon

The Second Day of Blogging Marathon, Love the rush to do the post before the day ends.  I Recently got my hands on Ms. Mallika Badrinath's Rice Delights.  What an amazing collection of Rice Dishes. I m Picking up Dishes, which is easy to make it during the Morning Rush!!! These ingredients can be Roasted and Powdered earlier and mixed up easily for your Lunch Box!!!!

Ingredients

2 cups Rice, Cooked

1 and 1/4 Cup Roasted Peanuts

1 tsp Sesame seeds

8 to10 Red Chillies

1/4 Cup Grated Dry Coconut

1/2 tsp turmeric powder

Salt to taste

2 tbsp Oil

For Seasoning

1/2 tsp Mustard seeds

3/4 tsp Gram Dal

Curry leaves a few

Method

Remove the outer skin of the roasted peanuts and pound it coarsely.  Heat a tsp of oil and fry red chillies and dry coconut till light brown.  Powder Separately.  Dry Roast sesame seeds till light brown and powder separately. Heat oil and fry the seasoning till golden brown.  Add turmeric powder and pour rice with salt and other powdered ingredients.  Mix well and Serve.


Sending this to MLLA-33, happening @ Ammalu's Kitchen, Event by Susan

Check out the bloggers doing the Blogging Marathon, along with me.. 
30 Minutes Meals:Priya Mahadavan, Pavani, 
Seven Days of Salad: lla, Divya Vikram, 
For Ongoing 7 Events: Priya Suresh, Harini,  Suma Gandlur, 
Kids Friendly: Vatsala, Jay, Kamalika, 
Seven Days of Rice: Veena Krishnakumar, Padma Rekha
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