Red aval payasam | Red poha kheer | Sigappu Aval Payasam | Matta Rice Flakes Payasam

Cuisine Style: Tamil Nadu, South india | Cooking Time: 15 to 20 min | To Serve: 4 | Type: Sweet, dessert, diwali special sweet, kheer, payasam

Ingredients

• Red avul [Red poha, Sigappu Aval, Matta Rice Flakes] - 1 cup
• Milk – 3 cups
• Saffron – few
• Jaggery or sugar – ½ cup
• Green cardamom powder - ½ tbsp
• Cashew nuts - 7
• Raisins - 6
• Pistachio - 4
• Almonds [sliced] -3
• Ghee - 3 tbsp

Preparation

• Wash and soak Red poha for 5 min.
• Heat ghee in a pan, roast cashew nuts, raisins, pistachios and almonds keep it aside.
• In the same pan add milk, Red poha & cook till soft [apr 8 to 10 min]. Then add jaggery or sugar mix well.
• Add ghee roasted cashew nut, raisins, pistachio and almonds slices.
• Finally add cardamom powder & saffron then cut off heat.
• Serve hot or cold.

Red Poha Kheer