Hello everybody, it is John, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, foxtail millet payasam. One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Foxtail millet payasam is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions every day. They are fine and they look fantastic. Foxtail millet payasam is something which I have loved my entire life.
Foxtail millet is one of the oldest millet to have been recorded since the sangam period. Foxtail millet is supposed to have been served to Lord Muruga. Thinai Payasam is a staple in many homes during festival time. Here is how to do Thinai Payasam.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook foxtail millet payasam using 8 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Foxtail millet payasam:
- Make ready 1/2 cup millet Foxtail (thinai) -
- Prepare 2.5 cups Water -
- Take 3/4 cup jaggery Powdered -
- Get Milk - as needed
- Prepare pinch Cardamom powder - a
- Make ready Cashews - as needed
- Take Raisins - as needed
- Make ready 1 tsp ghee -
Boil the filtered jaggery, when it becomes slightly thick, add the cooked foxtail millet. Cook on medium flame until it gets blended well with the jaggery. Then add cashew nuts, raisins and cardamom powder. Simmer and add milk, heat it on low flames for a few seconds and switch it off.
Steps to make Foxtail millet payasam:
- Wash the foxtail millet and pressure cook with 2 cups of water for 3 whistles in medium flame and 5 min in low flame.
- Once pressure is released, take it out.
- Meanwhile, melt jaggery with 1/2 cup water. Strain for any impurities.
- Add the melted jaggery to the cooked millet and let it come to a boil.
- Add milk as needed, to get the required payasam consistency.
- Add cardamom powder and switch off the flame.
- Garnish with cashews and raisins toasted in ghee.
Then add cashew nuts, raisins and cardamom powder. Simmer and add milk, heat it on low flames for a few seconds and switch it off. You might have to add more water. Foxtail Millet Coconut Kheer, a healthy coconut milk payasam made from foxtail millet / thinai. This payasam can be tried with any millet variety, but thinai always goes well with the sweet / dessert.
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