Appe Payasa Recipe - Poori Payasam
A vegetarian South Indian Recipes recipe with sooji (semolina/ rava) - fine rava or maida, salt, ghee. Ready in 1h 50m, serves 3.
Curated byAditi Iyer🇮🇳
Instructions
25 steps- 1
To begin making the Appe Payasa recipe, we will first make the appe for the payasa
- 2
To make the appe In a mixing bowl, combine the rava, ghee and mix them together
sooji (semolina/ rava) - fine rava or maida(1 cup)ghee(1 teaspoon) - 3
Add water little by little to knead into a dough
water - for the dough(1/2 cup) - 4
Leave the dough
water - for the dough(1/2 cup) - 5
Let it rest for an hour
- 6
After the resting time, take a handful of the dough and roll into a large flat circle of 1 mm thickness
water - for the dough(1/2 cup) - 7
Cut dough into small circle similar to pooris, using a cookie cutter or the lid of a small dabba
water - for the dough(1/2 cup) - 8
In a small kadai, add oil and heat it over medium flame
- 9
Once the oil is hot, add bite sized flattened dough and fry till they become golden and crispy
water - for the dough(1/2 cup) - 10
Place the fried appe in a paper towel and drain the excess oil
- 11
Repeat the same for all the rolled dough
water - for the dough(1/2 cup) - 12
To make the payasa In a saucepan, add milk and boil over medium flame
milk - full fat milk(4 cups) - 13
Cook until the milk reduces to its half it's quantity
milk - full fat milk(4 cups) - 14
Now, once the milk becomes thick, add fried appe to the milk and cook until appe soaks the milk in
milk - full fat milk(4 cups) - 15
The cooked appe will float on the top and becomes soft
- 16
Add sugar to the payasam and cook until the sugar dissolves completely into it
sugar(1/2 cup) - 17
Add cardamom powder, nutmeg powder to the payasa
nutmeg powder(1/2 teaspoon)cardamom powder (elaichi)(1/2 teaspoon) - 18
In a small bowl, add saffron to a tablespoon of warm water
water - for the dough(1/2 cup)pinch saffron strands - 19
Add saffron water to the payasa
water - for the dough(1/2 cup)pinch saffron strands - 20
Once the payasa becomes thick, switch off the flame
- 21
One can adjust the consistency of the payasa according to their wish
- 22
If the payasa looks thick, add warm milk to it
milk - full fat milk(4 cups) - 24
Add the chopped almonds, fried cashews and pistachios to the kheer
- 25
Serve Appe Payasam warm
- 26
Serve Appe Payasa during festivals or as a dessert after your meal of Mixed Vegetable Sambar, Beetroot Poriyaland Steamed Rice
tablespoons mixed nuts(2)
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Appe Payasa Recipe - Poori Payasam
A vegetarian South Indian Recipes recipe with sooji (semolina/ rava) - fine rava or maida, salt, ghee. Ready in 1h 50m, serves 3.
Curated byAditi Iyer🇮🇳
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Directions
25 steps- 1
To begin making the Appe Payasa recipe, we will first make the appe for the payasa
- 2
To make the appe In a mixing bowl, combine the rava, ghee and mix them together
sooji (semolina/ rava) - fine rava or maida(1 cup)ghee(1 teaspoon) - 3
Add water little by little to knead into a dough
water - for the dough(1/2 cup) - 4
Leave the dough
water - for the dough(1/2 cup) - 5
Let it rest for an hour
- 6
After the resting time, take a handful of the dough and roll into a large flat circle of 1 mm thickness
water - for the dough(1/2 cup) - 7
Cut dough into small circle similar to pooris, using a cookie cutter or the lid of a small dabba
water - for the dough(1/2 cup) - 8
In a small kadai, add oil and heat it over medium flame
- 9
Once the oil is hot, add bite sized flattened dough and fry till they become golden and crispy
water - for the dough(1/2 cup) - 10
Place the fried appe in a paper towel and drain the excess oil
- 11
Repeat the same for all the rolled dough
water - for the dough(1/2 cup) - 12
To make the payasa In a saucepan, add milk and boil over medium flame
milk - full fat milk(4 cups) - 13
Cook until the milk reduces to its half it's quantity
milk - full fat milk(4 cups) - 14
Now, once the milk becomes thick, add fried appe to the milk and cook until appe soaks the milk in
milk - full fat milk(4 cups) - 15
The cooked appe will float on the top and becomes soft
- 16
Add sugar to the payasam and cook until the sugar dissolves completely into it
sugar(1/2 cup) - 17
Add cardamom powder, nutmeg powder to the payasa
nutmeg powder(1/2 teaspoon)cardamom powder (elaichi)(1/2 teaspoon) - 18
In a small bowl, add saffron to a tablespoon of warm water
water - for the dough(1/2 cup)pinch saffron strands - 19
Add saffron water to the payasa
water - for the dough(1/2 cup)pinch saffron strands - 20
Once the payasa becomes thick, switch off the flame
- 21
One can adjust the consistency of the payasa according to their wish
- 22
If the payasa looks thick, add warm milk to it
milk - full fat milk(4 cups) - 24
Add the chopped almonds, fried cashews and pistachios to the kheer
- 25
Serve Appe Payasam warm
- 26
Serve Appe Payasa during festivals or as a dessert after your meal of Mixed Vegetable Sambar, Beetroot Poriyaland Steamed Rice
tablespoons mixed nuts(2)
Rate this recipe
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