Purple Payasam
- 44 min
- not spicy
- Serves 4
Purple payasam: black rice soaked, pressure-cooked and simmered in milk with sugar and pounded cardamom. Serves 4, 45 minutes plus soaking, video.
You’ll need: Pressure Cooker
Good for: Pongal, Tamil New Year, Onam
Ingredients
Forbidden Rice/Black Rice¼ cup
Water1 cup
Ghee2 tbsp
Cashew (half)20
Raisins15
Green Cardamom5
Sugar5 tbsp
Milk4 cup
Pista, Crushed1 tbsp
Contains: milk, cashew or other tree nuts.
Nutrition
Per 1 person, and for all 4 people. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.
| Nutrient | Per 1 person | All 4 people |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 380kcal | 1520kcal |
| Protein | 11g | 42g |
| Carbohydrate | 43g | 174g |
| Fat | 19g | 77g |
| Fibre | 1.8g | 7.2g |
| Sugar | 30g | 120g |
Cookd masalas for forbidden rice/black rice
Method
Wash and soak your rice for 30 minutes. Add the rice along with the water to a pressure cooker and bring to a boil. Close the pressure cooker and cook on a medium heat, for 4 whistles. The rice at this point should be 80% cooked. Heat 2 tbsp of ghee in a pan, add the cashews and raisins, once the cashews turn brown and the raisins puff, switch off the heat and keep aside.
Heat a thick-bottomed kadai, add the milk and bring it to a boil and continue simmering on a medium-low flame. Add the cardamom to a mortar and pestle, along with 1 tbsp of the sugar and pound to infuse the sugar with the cardamom. Add sugar to the milk and continue simmering for 10 mins, while stirring from time to time to prevent the bottom from scorching. Strain the rice and add it to the milk. Cook it on a low heat for 20 minutes, the milk should be imbued with a light purple colour. Once the rice is fully cooked and the milk has reduced by 30%, add the cashews and raisins to the payasam and remove it from the heat. Serve it hot or chill it in a refrigerator and serve cold.
Before you start
- How long does Purple Payasam take?
- 44 minutes from start to finish. That is 4 minutes of preparation and 40 minutes of cooking.
- How many people does Purple Payasam serve?
- 4. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
- Is Purple Payasam vegetarian?
- Yes. No meat, no fish and no egg.
- Is Purple Payasam spicy?
- No, it is not spicy.
- What do I need to make Purple Payasam?
- ¼ cup Forbidden Rice/Black Rice, 4 cup Milk, 5 tbsp Sugar, 20 Cashew (half), 15 Raisins, 5 Green Cardamom, and a few more listed on this page.
- Do I need a pressure cooker for Purple Payasam?
- Yes, this one is cooked under pressure.
- How many calories are in Purple Payasam?
- About 380 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.
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