Easy Milk Paysam

Ingredientsfor 4 servings

• 4 cup Milk
• 1/2 cup Sugar
• 2 - Bread slices
• 1 cup Vermicelli Semiya
• 1/2 cup Dried raisins Onakka munthiri
• 1/2 cup Cashewnuts — chopped
• 1 cup Ghee
• 2 tsp Cinnamon powder (Karugapatta)
• 2 nos Cardamom (Elakka)

Preparation

1. Step 1

   Boil the milk on a very low flame.

2. Step 2

   Get the vermicelli and crush into small pieces(about 1 inch pieces).

3. Step 3

   Add it to the milk and leave it to boil slowly.

4. Step 4

   Tear the bread slices into pieces.

5. Step 5

   Put the bread pieces in a chopper and grind, until very fine.

6. Step 6

   This should be fine to avoid lumps. :- If the bread is a few days old, it will give better results (more absorbant).

7. Step 7

   Melt ghee in a small pan.

8. Step 8

   Add dried raisins and chopped nuts and stir fry on a low flame, until the raisins are plump and the nuts are brown. Set aside.

9. Step 9

   When the vermicelli has softened, add the ground bread, a handful at a time and stir constantly.

10. Step 10

    The more bread you add, the thicker the paysam will be.

11. Step 11

    Crush the cardamom and cinnamon together and put in the milk mixture.

12. Step 12

    Add sugar and pour in the fried raisins and nuts along with the ghee.

13. Step 13

    Keep mixing as the ghee will take some time to blend in.

14. Step 14

    Add more sugar / bread or cardamom according to your requirements.