Sweet potato payasa

Ingredients :

Sweet potato : 2-3

Jaggery Powder : According to taste

Coconut Milk : 2 Cups

Cardamom Powder : 1/2 Spoon

Dry fruits : 1/4 Cup

Ghee : 2 Spoon

Basmati Rice : 1 Spoon

Method:

1. Wash & soak basmati rice for 1/2 an hour.
2. Grind soaked rice with little water to fine paste.
3. Remove the skin of sweet potato & pressure cook for 2 whistles.
4. Cut cooked sweet potato into small cubes.
5. In a heavy bottomed pan, mix sweet potato cubes, grinded rice paste, coconut milk, jaggery powder.
6. Bring to boil. Make sure that payasa is not sticking to the pan.
7. Add cardamom powder.
8.  Heat ghee & add dry fruits.
9. Add this to the payasa. (Step 7)
10. Switch off the flame.
11. Serve hot.

Note : 

Rice paste is added to thicken the payasa. 

Tender coconut Kernel Payasa

I found this recipe on one of the Facebook group Foodie  by Priya Bhat.  

Ingredients :

Tender coconut kernel : 2 Cups

Sugar : According to taste

Cococut Milk : 3 Cups

Method :

1. Cut tender coconut kernel into small  pieces.
2. Add sugar & keep it covered for  15 minutes, let the kernels absorb sugar.
3. Add coconut milk & bring to boil.
4. Serve hot / Chilled.

Notes:

• Use thinner coconut kernels for tastier version.
• You can add any flavor. Since I wanted only tender coconut flavor, no flavor added in the recipe.
• You can garnish with dry fruits.

Black currant dates kheer (Payasa)

Ingredients :

Chopped seedless dates :1/2 cup
Black currant (dry) : 1/2 cup
Poppy seeds(ಗಸಗಸೆ) : 1/4 cup
Jaggery powder : 3/4 cup
Ghee : 2 spoons
Dry fruits : 1/2 cup
Coconut milk : 2 cups
Rice flour : 2 spoon

Method :

1. Roast dry fruits, poppy seeds, dates & blackcurrant with ghee till nice aroma spreads.
2. Add jaggery & coconut milk .
3. Dilute rice flour with water & add to above mixture .
4. Bring to boil.
5. Serve hot or chilled.

Note :

• Sugar can be used instead of jaggery.
• Dry grapes can be used instead of black currant.
• Any kind of dry fruit can be used.
• Coconut milk can be replaced by milk.
• Corn flour can be used instead of rice flour.
• Since dates & black current are already sweet, adjust sweetness accordingly.
• If you want more thickness, then only add diluted rice flour.