This is a famous South Indian Recipe. It is very famous and tasty and very easy to prepare.
Everybody loves PALL (MILK) PAYASAM very much and here is a very easy method of preparing it.

INGREDIENTS

Milk – 1 litre
Rice – 50 gms.
Ghee – 2 table spoon
Sugar – 200 gms. (if you are using condensed milk reduce the quantity of sugar.
Cashewnuts – for garnishing
& raisins

PREPARATION

- Clean your pressure cooker very well. If your cooker is not clean payasam will turn sour.

- Wash the rice well and drain the water thoroughly.

- fry the rice with 1 tablespoon of ghee till the color changes and add 1 litre of milk to it.

- fry cashewnuts & raisins with remaining ghee till golden brown.

- close the lid and allow the cooker to be on high fire till two whistles come.

- let the cooker simmer for about half an hour.

- allow it to cool for an hour. The milk would have turned into peach color without reduction.

- Add 200 gms. of sugar and stir for about 10 minutes in low fire.

- Garnish the Payasam with fried cashewnuts & raisins.

The most delicious PAAL (MILK) PAYASAM is ready.

The flavour of the cooked milk is the speciality of the payasam. If you need an additional flavour, add pure saffron (Kesar/Kumkumapoo). Though it takes time, it is the most delicious of all payasams. Just try it out you will relish.

This is the famous recipe during the festival of onam in Kerala & almost all festivals of Tamilnadu.

PS : If your want the garnish to taste crispy add it just before serving.