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Thin Semiya Kheer

Semiya kheer is a dessert which we enjoy during every other festival be it ganesh chaturthi, makarsankranti, diwali, ayudha pooja. My mom usually makes it with sabudhana (sago) and chironji seeds. In today's recipe, i will share the easiest version of semiya payasam. I happened to buy few chunks of thin vermicelli last month and it's been lying around and was in a dilemma whether to make kesari out of it or just a kheer. Finally locked it up for kheer. Just look at these beauties. Long strands of thin vermicelli simply being folded around to form round shaped chunks. Aren't they cute! These long strands need to be broken while roasting, you can do the preparation while the raisins and cashews, almonds are being roasted in ghee. Let's see the step wise pictures and details of how to make the kheer/payasam. Ingredients: 1/2 cup thin semiya, broken 1/2 cup sugar 1.5 cups of full cream milk 1 tsp cardamom powder 1 tbsp chopped dry fruits and nuts ( ra...

Poha Payasam/Kheer

Payasam or kheer are usually made during festivals and all special occasions. While payasam or kheer takes a lot of ingredients like milk, khoya, dry nuts, sabudhana, tapioca seeds, vermicilli etc poha (flattened rice) payasam is the simplest and quickest of all. This payasam is a healthier version too as poha is healthy when compared to white rice. I have tried this instant payasam recipe on diwali this year. It was superb and just took very little time to prepare. You can try this recipe when you do not have enough time to make a dessert during special occasions or for your guests. Ingredients: 3/4 cup poha(flattened rice), preferably red rice poha 1/4 cup palm jaggery, coarsely powdered a pinch of cardamom powder 4-5 cashews 4-5 raisins 2 tsp ghee/clarified butter 2 cups of water Food Advertising by Food Advertising by How to make poha payasam/kheer: 1. Heat a sauce pan and add 3/4 cup of red rice poha and a tsp of ghee. 2. ...