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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.

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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 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 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

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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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  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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  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..
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    Reply
  17. Vardhini

    June 20, 2012 at 3:58 am

    Nice step by step explanation. Looks yummy.

    Vardhini
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    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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  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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