Pineapple Payasam - Tasty

Ingredientsfor 10 servings

• 1 nos Pineapple — cut into small pieces, ripe
• 300 g Sugar
• 2 Tins Coconut milk or u can extract the milk from two grated coconuts by taking 1st, 2nd and 3rd extracts
• 25 g Ghee
• 50 g Raisins Onakka munthiri
• 50 g Cashew nuts
• 1 tsp Cumin powder (Jeerakam)
• 1 tsp Dried ginger powder
• 4 nos Cardamom — powdered (Elakka)
• 50 g Chowari

Preparation

1. Step 1

   Boil the pineapple pieces in a thick bottom pan, along with a little water.

2. Step 2

   When the pineapple is done, add the ghee and fry it well.

3. Step 3

   Add sugar and fry.

4. Step 4

   Make sure that there is no crumbs or lumps.

5. Step 5

   When it is nicely done, add the third extract of the milk and boil it.

6. Step 6

   Add the second extract followed by the first extract.

7. Step 7

   When the first extract begins to boil, add the washed chowari.

8. Step 8

   When the chowari is cooked and payasam is nicely done, take it off the heat.

9. Step 9

   Add the fried cashewnuts and raisins.

10. Step 10

    Sprinkle the powdered ingredients and Stir everything together thoroughly.

11. Step 11

    Close the pan with a lid to keep the Flavour.

12. Step 12

    1) If u r using tinned coconut milk, avoid the three steps of extract milk. Simply mix one cup water to the first tin of coconut milk and dilute it. Add this to the fried pineapples. When it starts to boil, add the second tin of coconut milk. 2) I normally add one cup water to one tin coconut milk to dilute it. But u can use more or less according to the thickness and quality of the milk.

13. Step 13

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