Varagu Arisi Payasam/ Kodo millet Payasam

Varagu Arisi Payasam/ Kodo Millet Payasam 

Varagu Arisi / kodo millet helps to reduce weight...with lots of nutritional value. Varagu arisi Payasam is a sweet  pudding which is made with kodo millet, Jaggery and milk topped with some fried nuts.

Ingredients:

Varagu Arisi- 1/2 cup

Jaggery- 1/4 cup

Milk - 1/2 cup

Water - 1 cup

Ghee - 1 tsp

Cashew/ almonds - finely chopped 

Cardamon powder- 1 tsp

Method 

# Wash and soak varagu arisi/ kodo millet for 1/2 hr.

# Cook kodo millet in 1 cup for water on medium flame until soft. It takes 15-17 minutes to cook.

# Once cooked add Jaggery and boil well  for 4-5 minutes. (dissolve Jaggery in little water and strain to remove impurities.)

# Once the jaggery is mixed well switch off the flame. 

# Add Cardamom powder, add milk and mix well.

# In a pan add ghee fry nuts and pour into the Payasam.

Varagu Arisi Payasam is ready to serve.

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Thank you!