Aval Payasam | Poha Kheer | Krishna Jayanthi Special

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Aval payasam, a rich and creamy kheer recipe made with milk. Rice flakes cooked in milk, sweetened with sugar and topped with roasted cashews and raisins. Quick and easy poha kheer recipe to make for festivities.

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• Stepwise Instructions to make Kheer with Aval
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• Aval Payasam | Poha Kheer | Krishna Jayanthi Special

Payasam | Payesh | Kheer

Payasam, or paayasam is a milk based dessert, popular Indian Subcontinent. A typical south-indian feast is incomplete, without this king. The first dish served on the banana leaf is payasam on the right hand corner, symbolizing a sweet beginning.

Factually speaking , we Indians never need an occasion to make kheer. At my mom's place, she makes kheer/payasam every Friday as an offering after her pooja. Some like me, make kheer just to exhaust extra milk. Many have the habit of eating something sweet after a relaxed weekend meal, so we make a simple dessert like kheer.

Paal payasam or milk kheer is the most made payasam in South-India. The same paal payasam when made with vermicelli becomes, semiya|vermicelli payasam and rava/sooji payasam when made with semolina.

Make this simple and easy poha payasam for Krishna Janmashtami Celebrations. Check for more Krishna Jayanthi Recipes here.

Vegan Payasam

Though payasam is mostly made with Cow's milk, we do have many vegan kheer recipes made with coconut milk. Like this Arisi thengai payasam, nei payasam and red poha kheer.

Ingredients to Make Poha Kheer

• Main Ingredients : Poha / Rice Flakes, Milk and sugar. I have used to thick rice flakes for the payasam, along with full fat milk and white sugar.
• Add-ons : Fresh coconut and almonds. Fresh coconut and almonds adds richness and creaminess to the kheer. So, I would suggest not to miss them.

• Flavorings : I have included few pods of cardamom and cloves along with a generous pinch of saffron in this delish poha payasam
• Garnish : Few cashews and raisins, roasted in ghee is added to the payesh.

Stepwise Instructions to make Kheer with Aval

Please check recipe card below for exact measurements of each ingredient used and also for the detailed instructions

• Measure and keep all ingredients ready. In a heavy bottom pan, heat milk. While the milk is bpiling in medium heat, roast the rice flakes to golden brown.
• Let the poha cool down. Take half the roasted poha along with coconut, cardamom and cloves in a spice grinder. Pulse grind it to a coarse texture.

• Once the milk comes to a boil, reduce the flame, add the ground poha-coconut mixture and the remaining roasted poha. Mix well and let it cook for 10 minutes for the poha to become soft.
• Now add sugar to this, mix well. Cook in a medium flame for another 10-12 minutes. Finally crush and add the saffron to the kheer. Mix well. Let it sit on the stove for another 5 minutes.

• Heat a small tadka pan with ghee, roast cashewnuts and raisins and add it to the kheer. Serve the kheer warm.

Today's Lunch Thali

I made this creamy aval payasam for avani avittam this year. The lunch thali served contains

• Steaming hot rice with ghee
• Tomato rasam (without garlic)
• Cabbage & Zucchini Kootu
• Okra/Bhindi fry
• Potato curry
• Homemade Curd
• Urad Dal bonda
• Poha kheer