Semiya Payasam

Semiya Payasam

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 12
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 115.0
  • Total Fat: 2.6 g
  • Cholesterol: 1.0 mg
  • Sodium: 37.9 mg
  • Total Carbs: 18.1 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 0.9 g
  • Protein: 4.5 g

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Introduction

This is an Indian dessert called semiya payasam. The word payasam means made of milk products. This is a very nutritious and delicious recipe and I would encourage you guys to try it out. This is an Indian dessert called semiya payasam. The word payasam means made of milk products. This is a very nutritious and delicious recipe and I would encourage you guys to try it out.
Number of Servings: 12

Ingredients

    Vermicelli - 1 cup
    Water - 1cup
    Milk (non fat) -2 ½ cups
    Ghee - 20gm
    Sugar - ½ cup
    Raisins - 20
    Cashew nuts-10
    Almonds - 5
    Cardamom powder - A little bit.

Directions

1. Heat the ghee and fry raisins, almonds and cashews till the cashews get a light brown color. Keep them in separate container for later use.
2. Use the rest of the ghee to fry vermicelli till it gets a brown color.
3. In the meanwhile, boil the water. Add the vermicelli to the boiling water and cover it. Keep stirring the mixture. Once the vermicelli becomes soft, add the sugar and continue to stir. Then add milk and cardamom powder to the vermicelli. Then stir the mixture for about a minute. Then add the cashew nuts, almonds and raisins to the mixture. Mix well and boil for about two minutes. Your payasam is ready and can be served hot or cold.


Number of Servings: 12

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user HCC_BIOL1322.