Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Dry Fruits Paayasam/Kheer

My Kiddo is enjoying his Academic Break. I m trying make him some thing tasty, healthy and introduce him to some new food group and taste. He loves the Dry Fruit Milkshake available @ most of the Restaurants. so i tried to bring out the same taste, by adding some more healthy ingredients. Thankfully, he liked it very much. Thought of posting it for Last month's Kids Delight - Restaurant Recreations, but couldn't make it!!! But Never too late, to post something healthy, delicious and make our kids happy too!!!!
Trying, to shoot with White Foam Boards as base!!!!
Sorry for the bad Lighting there!!!!
Ingredients
1 litre Full Fat Milk
25 nos Dates, Pitted
1/4 Cup Warm milk for Soaking dates
1/4 Cup Almonds
1/4 Cup Walnuts
3/4 Cup Sugar
3 tbsp Chopped almonds
3 tbsp Chopped Pista
few strands of saffron, crushed


Method
Soak the dates in Warm Milk for 1 hour. Soak whole almonds and walnuts in warm water for 30 minutes. Drain and Skin the almonds. Grind The Dates, Skinned almonds and walnuts in a Mixer to a fine paste. 
Boil Milk, in a heavy bottom pan. Reduce the flame and add the ground paste, Sugar, Saffron , one by one and mix well. Let it Cook in  a Simmer flame for 10-15 minutes. Switch of the flame, add the chopped almonds and Pista. Serve Chill.