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    Home » Desserts » Indian Dessert » Kheers & Kesari » Arisi Thengai Payasam | Rice & Coconut Vegan Kheer

    Arisi Thengai Payasam | Rice & Coconut Vegan Kheer

    Dec 21, 2021 by Priya_Srinivasan ·

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    Arisi thengai payasam, a delicious vegan kheer made with rice and coconut. A simple to make kheer that gets ready in minutes.

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    Payasam | Kheer

    Payasam, a 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.

    Payasam, or paayasam is a milk based dessert, made in every Indian Kitchen. We never need an occasion to make kheer. Like 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. We don’t need any specific festivity to make kheer, but if there is a festival we make more than just kheer. 

    Paal payasam or milk kheer is the most made payasam in many house-hold. The same paal payasam when made with vermicelli becomes, semiya|vermicelli payasam and Aval payasam when made with poha.

    Vegan Kheer | Vegan Payasam

    Vegan kheer is not recently invented. Like today’s post, the arisi thengai payasam aka Rice & coconut kheer uses absolutely no milk, not even vegan milk. We have lots of kheer recipes that uses coconut milk.

    Most of the jaggery based kheer recipes use coconut milk, as there is a very good chance of curdling if regular milk is used. Like this Red aval payasam, made with red rice flakes and delicious coconut milk and sweetened with jaggery.

    Paal kozhukattai, a delicious kheer made of coconut milk and rice balls cooked in jaggery. This payasam is my all time favorite and is made during Garuda panchami. So, if somebody says vegan payasam, please be assured we have been making it for so long.

    I served this delicious vegan arisi thengai payasam as part of our Aadi velli lunch. The simple thali contains

    • Peerkangai peel thogayal
    • jeera rasam
    • Thengai arisi payasam/kheer
    • Urad dal bonda
    • Banana stem & coconut curry
    • Steaming hot rice

    South indian lunch thali #7

    Ingredients

    • Rice, is used as the thickening agent in this kheer, i have used normal raw rice.
    • Coconut, freshly grated coconut meat is used for the kheer.
    • Jaggery, the sweetener, I have used organic jaggery powder for dhatu organics
    • Cardamom and clove are used as flavoring agents in the recipe
    • Roasted cashewnuts for garnish.

    Step by Step Instructions on how to make Arisi Thengai Payasam

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

    • Soak rice for 30 minutes. Once done, drain and grind it together with coconut, cardamom & clove and few nuts to a fine paste.
    • Boil water, add the ground paste to it and let it cook well. Once cooked, add jaggery. Let it boil and adjust consistency.
    • Finally add roasted cashewnuts, remove from heat and serve warm.

    If you have tried this recipe and like it, give it a star rating or let me know in the comments below. You could also share it with me on Instagram using #icampinmmykitchen and tagging me @priyasrinivasan. You could follow me and my recipes on  Facebook |  Instagram  | Pinterest  | twitter

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    Recipe

    Arisi Thengai payasam

    Arisi Thengai Payasam | Rice & coconut Kheer | Vegan Kheer

    Arisi thengai payasam, a delicious vegan kheer made with rice and coconut. A simple to make kheer that gets ready in minutes.
    5 from 7 votes
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    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: Indian, South-Indian
    Keyword: Arisi payasam, How to make kheer without milk, Instant payasam, Jaggery based kheer, Kheer recipe, Rice kheer, Vegan kheer recipe, Vellam payasam
    Prep Time: 30 minutes
    Cook Time: 30 minutes
    Total Time: 1 hour
    Servings: 5
    Calories:

    Ingredients

    • 2 tablespoon Rice
    • ½ cup freshly Grated Coconut
    • ¾ cup jaggery
    • 2 cups water
    • 3-4 nos cardamom
    • 2 nos cloves
    • handful of cashewnuts for grinding
    • roasted cashewnuts for garnish

    Instructions

    • Soak Rice in half a cup water for 30 minutes. After the said time, drain the rice completely.
    • Take the drained rice in a mixer jar, add grated coconut , cashewnuts, cardamom and cloves. Grind all this to a fine paste with little water.
    • Boil 2 cups of water in a wide-mouth pan. Reduce the flame when the water starts to boil.
    • Add the ground rice-coconut paste. Stir well to avoid any lumps. Let this cook well. It will take about 15 minutes. Keep stirring in-between.
    • Once the mixture is well cooked, add the powdered jaggery to this and mix well. Let this be on the stove for another 10-15 minutes in medium flame.
    • If you are not sure about the purity of the jaggery, then boil it with little water, strain for any impurities and use the jaggery syrup.
    • Finally add roasted cashew nuts to the kheer and take it off the stove. Serve the kheer warm and enjoy the flavors.

    Disclaimer

    I m not a Doctor or a Nutritionist The Nutrition information provided above comes from the plugin and is only an estimate.

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    Enjoy this wholesome arisi thengai payasam warm. The coconut used in the kheer adds richness to the kheer and makes up to the creaminess that comes from milk. Try this delicious vegan kheer and you will be surprised how you didn’t miss milk at all in the payasam.

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    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Unknown

      June 18, 2012 at 11:22 pm

      Delicious kheer..

      Reply
    2. Chef Mireille

      June 18, 2012 at 7:48 pm

      looks gooey and yummy

      Reply
    3. Shobha

      June 18, 2012 at 8:06 pm

      Delicious payasam..feel like tasting it.

      Reply
    4. Usha

      June 18, 2012 at 8:14 pm

      Coconut kheer looks great!

      Reply
    5. Priya Suresh

      June 18, 2012 at 8:17 pm

      Wish to have a bowl full of this yummy kheer, my fav anytime.

      Reply
    6. Jayanthi

      June 18, 2012 at 8:43 pm

      Wish I was your neighbor. Can't peek in to the temple and carry the prasadam with me…hehehe…Love this payasam. Its my favorite.

      Reply
    7. Unknown

      June 18, 2012 at 10:57 pm

      Delicious payasam

      Reply
    8. Gayathri Kumar

      June 18, 2012 at 11:34 pm

      Very nice kheer. Mom's dishes are best always!

      Reply
    9. Unknown

      June 19, 2012 at 1:08 am

      nice and yummy coconut sweet!

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      Reply
    10. Srivalli

      June 19, 2012 at 1:30 am

      Love this..so rich..

      Reply
    11. Unknown

      June 19, 2012 at 1:52 am

      Very interesting!!!I make this with wheat rawa also…

      Reply
    12. rajani

      June 19, 2012 at 6:07 am

      This is my father's favorite payasam, though the rest of like paal payasam over this one.

      Reply
    13. Cool Lassi(e)

      June 19, 2012 at 11:22 am

      This is wonderful Kheer. Looks Splendid!

      Reply
    14. Akila

      June 19, 2012 at 4:37 pm

      looks so tempting…

      Reply
    15. Spice up the Curry

      June 19, 2012 at 12:32 pm

      kheer looks mouthwatering. nice recipe

      Reply
    16. Unknown

      June 19, 2012 at 4:07 pm

      yummy payasam..
      http://www.poornirecipes.blogspot.com

      Reply
    17. Vardhini

      June 20, 2012 at 3:58 am

      Nice step by step explanation. Looks yummy.

      Vardhini
      Event: Kid's Delight

      Reply
    18. Gayathri NG

      June 20, 2012 at 6:41 am

      Nice and yummy kheer…

      Reply
    19. Harini R

      June 20, 2012 at 11:20 am

      Oh it so tempting..love it!

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      Reply
    20. Prabha Mani

      June 20, 2012 at 10:00 pm

      Can feel the Aroma of Payasam from recipe ingredients itself!!Will be yummier..i like jaggery in payasam unique flavor right?!

      Reply
    21. Pavani

      June 20, 2012 at 10:10 pm

      That's a very delicious looking kheer. Never had coconut kheer before–sounds yummy.

      Reply
    22. kavitha

      June 27, 2012 at 2:56 am

      tried today…came out very nicely…….thank you sooo much 🙂 🙂

      Reply
    23. veena

      July 02, 2012 at 1:40 am

      Delicious!!!!

      Reply
    24. Holley

      January 10, 2022 at 11:11 pm

      5 stars
      I love this authentic Indian recipe! I’m really excited to make this for my family!

      Reply
    25. Luci Petlack

      January 10, 2022 at 11:44 pm

      5 stars
      This is such a straightforward recipe. Thank you. I can’t wait to make it for my family!

      Reply
    26. Maria San Juan

      January 11, 2022 at 12:08 am

      5 stars
      Looks so good! Can’t wait to try it! Thank you so much for sharing!

      Reply
    27. Wanda

      January 11, 2022 at 12:17 am

      5 stars
      I have to find some jaggery so I can make this. Looks delicious!

      Reply
    28. Nic

      January 11, 2022 at 1:16 am

      5 stars
      This looks absolutely delicious. I’ll be trying it soon, thanks for the recipe!

      Reply
    29. Natalie

      January 11, 2022 at 10:11 pm

      5 stars
      Such an interesting dish. I think I never tried it. But I will now. Sounds so exotic and flavorful.

      Reply
    30. Swathi

      January 12, 2022 at 8:31 am

      5 stars
      Airsi thengai payasam looks yummy.

      Reply

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