Every Friday my mom makes some payasam and does vilakku pooja, till date. so I have had this gazillion times before marriage. After marriage, I would have made 4 or 5 times,only when some one visits for lunch. Its very easy to make and ready in less time comparatively(I always stick,adapt the easier one,lazy me 😉 ). I have seen my mom-in-law making this in microwave oven and she adds sugar,while my mom adds jaggery. I am loving the jaggery version now a days..hmm..strange…! I used to love the sugar version when my mom used to make!! Taste always keeps on changing for me!!
I have given microwave version,step wise picture. But also the method for stove top method,adopt which ever you are comfortable with. Scroll down for stove top method.
How to make aval payasam video (Stove top method)
Aval payasam recipe
Prep Time: 5 mins | Cook time: 10 mins | Serves: 2
Ingredients
Jaggery – ¼ cup + 2 tbsp
Milk – 1 cup
cardamom – 1
cashews – 5
Ghee – 2 tsp
Instructions:
- Heat a pan with tsp of ghee and fry the cashews till golden brown and in the same pan,add the aval and fry till golden brown.
- Boil 2 cups milk (needs more milk) and add the fried aval to it and cook in medium or low flame till the aval is done. Takes roughly 8 minutes.
- Boil ½ cup water and add powdered jaggery to it. Heat until dissolved. Filter to remove any impurities.
- Add the jaggery,elachi annd mix well in low flame. Don’t boil more than a minute as there are chances of curdling of milk.
Notes:
- If you want to make it super fast, you can just coarsely grind the poha after frying and make,will be done in no time!
- The jaggery amount is approximate,adjust as per your taste. You can add as much as ½ cup jaggery.
- If you feel the jaggery you are using has no impurities,you can use as such.
- Same recipe can be made with sugar too.
- Want to make it vegan? Skip ghee and milk. Use water for cooking poha / aval and finally finish by adding thick extracted coconut milk. Do not boil after adding coconut milk. Just heat slightly. Cashew nuts can be added roasting in coconut oil (Virgin coconut oil).
This was our Friday’s payasam at home 🙂
Method:(For microwave oven)
- I have shown here with ¼ cup of Aval(but mentioned the recipe for ½ cup) for microwave method.
- Take a microwavable glass bowl large enough to hold the boiling milk.
- Take the aval and mix half tsp ghee with it and micro wave in high for 2 minutes .Stir in between to ensure even frying.
- Add ½ cup of milk, microwave in medium for 3 minutes. By the time it ends,all the milk would have been absorbed by aval.
- Add ½ more cup to the aval and again cook in microwave medium for 3 minutes. By now the aval would have got cooked.
- Add powdered jaggery,elachi and mix well. The jagerry will get dissolved in that heat itself.
- Add more milk to get the desired consistency and just heat for 1 minute in microwave medium.
- Let it stand for a minute and stir well.
- In another microwavable glass bowl,coat the broken cashews with ghee and microwave in high till golden brown,hardly takes time within a minute. And mix it with the payasam.
Sinfully delicious payasam is ready in minutes 🙂
the aval paayaaassam looks divine; I stick to the traditional methods, so prefer largely the stove top method using jaggery 🙂 that's a delectable dessert !!!
Thats a really a gorgeous click,so nicely presented with those rose petals,simply superb raks and loved the payasam,so yummy…
Such a tempting aval payasam, unga pooja room kolam supera irruku Raks…awesome clicks as usual…CUmin cookies supera vanthu irruku, FBla clicks paathen…appo adikadi cookies, cakes pakalamaa??
This looks divine and love the kolam
Yes, this payasam is quick to make and delicious too. I have never tried with jaggery. Your post inspires to try.
Great clicks and lovely kolam.
I love aval payasam very much. made it 2 weeks back in the MV but did not get to click pics. The vessel and the kolam makes it abs diviine. beautiful Raji.
the whole setting for the photos looks absolutely divine..My mother too makes aval paayasam, but the sugar version.
Wow! Aval payasam looks divine Raji..Loved the payasam..Gorgeous click!
we had palada today…so I m saved from this sweet post dear…he he..:)
aval payasam looks yummy…I do not add either suagr r jaggery to this…I add condensed milk to d payasam,I like the richness it gives to payasam…
hi Raks,
easy version of payasam, it would be def. fab tasting when made with jaggery.
Lovely pooja room arrangements 🙂
nice presentation as always.
TC
As u said i grind the aval and make it fast.will try like this sometime..
Nice clicks as usual 🙂
Already I have so many in my todo list,some from urs too and now this is adding to the list….very tempting and nice click Raji!
Aval paayasam looks so divine and very nice.. I love this one too. 🙂
It's amazing what you can do in that Microwave, very nice recipe. Payasam looks yum.
Aval payasam sounds delicious and yummy….Beautiful and tempting clicks too…
thats looks amazing. never had Aval Payasam but with so less effort if such great looking and tasting preparations could be made am definitely gonna try it asap. between which jaggery did you use? sugarcane/palm or date jaggery?
Payasam looks decadently delicious. I wouldn't mind eating a whole pot of it.
I love this payasam…I always prefer to cook over stovetop… 🙂
Looks very delicious..never used jaggery in this payasam before..will try..wonderful picture:-)
I love the payasam, the clicks! But more than that, I loved the perfect kollam you have drawn. Wish I could make kollams like that raks! Give me some tips man. I love the jaggery version too 🙂
such tempting and divine..looks yummy..:))
Payasam looks very festive and fantastic presentation!
Simply Sweet! Luv your method …microwaving the payasam definitely is new way for me…thanks for dropping by my blog and leaving a lovely comment. Cheers!
nice one! never tried this!will try this soon
Wonderful presentation! aval payasam in microwave sounds very interesting…will try your version soon 🙂
Sayantani
I used sugar cane jaggery…
wow!!!!!! mouthwatering….
Aval payasam sounds delicious and yummy… Nice presentation..
Aval paayasam is awesome and yummy.
love the payasam and awesome clicks and nice presentation.
classic presentation and great explanation
oh looks so good. yummy:)
I never added jagg in aval payasam, looks divine!
jaggery in payasam is new to me… must try this one 🙂
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u did the Rangoli too?wow
nice payasam…..lovely color.
Raji,
Aval payasam looks really good. I make only sugar version, I will try this one.
Aval Payasam Looks so tempting. The clicks are so picture perfect. Kolam kooda super. Cookies cute aa squares aa irunthathu..Paravaillai, chocolate illatiyum adjust pannikaren 😀
I love this one dear.. looks divine. Have u settled in ur new house ?
looks so yum,..
lovely click and so tempting..
Aval Payasam looks delicious dear!!!!!
Wonderful clicks!!!
Payasam looks super and yummy… Beautiful click.
Snaps are awesome Rakhs….wish to have it right now.. 🙁
hey
cool recipe
i remember eating this in my great granny place some 20 yrs long back.
I love this but dont know the preocess.
Thanks for the recipe
flower n kinnam matches perfect…tempting payasam…
in the microwave ? wow! I spend hrs making this over the gas top…
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Enticing pics and what a yummy payasam! Mw version makes it easy too must try it for my jaggery loving husband
beautiful! bookmarked 🙂
yummy aval Payasam, Friday Pooja and aval payasam happens @ my Mom's Place too. My Mom makes it with sugar, Nice pics raks!!! Pooja room Kolam is Beautiful!!!
Wow that payasam looks so inviting… really very nice.. very new….
First time here..wonderful step by step presentation..all recipes are awesome..will be a regular visitor again:) when time permits please visit my blog too:)
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I am all drooling here. We prepare aval payasam with coconut milk. Other than that the procedure is very similar. Pictures are great..
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Love the pic…looks glorious!!!
First time on your blog…payasam is super – good:)))
Sweet treat looks even prettier in that bowl 😀
Thank you 🙂 Cake superaa irrunthathu pakkarathukku.
hi rajeshwari…this is my first visit to ur blog…u hv a lovely blog with awesome recipes…this poha payasam looks very very devine , rich and yummy 2…nice step by step recipe u hv given with superb pics…very nice recipe…Hey i am following u so that i can track all ur future recipes and visit them n comment.
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super delicious payasam! loved the bowl too… 🙂
payasam looks super delicious….
Yeah I agree sometimes microwaves are the best way to make stuff quickly and easily… And many a times we adopt the trick og using sugar than jaggery… Your payasam looks absolutely delicious and yummy!!!
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I never knew or realized that kheer can be made with poha! one cool idea. Love that pitch dark background in the photo.
Soma(www.ecurry.com)
Oh man, thats so beautiful…where do you buy those ethnic wares?! looks incredible…very authentic presentation.
What a divine feel to the whole recipe!! Aval payasam looks so authentic n droolworthy Raji… feel like grabbing the bowl! 🙂
Hi Raks
i tried the microwave recipe of aval payasam…it came out well…very easy to make………..which jaggery u used?thanks….
Renu,no specific brand, its the urundai vellam(round shaped) 🙂
hi raks, this is my first visit to ur blog. wwwooooow!!!!! the payasam looks amazing n i m goin to try this today 🙂
i use to do this without frying ,now i got very good consistency..thank you ! we in karnataka coastal side we prepare this with coconut milk … it tastes awesome !
hi raks, I jus happened to see ur blog for making avala payasam…its looks very yummy and rich. It really makes me to try for sure 🙂 Picture is tooo good….keep cooking and keep blogging!!!
Kalpana.
Hey Raks, just tried your aval payasam, it turned out pretty well…taste was just awesome!!!
i made this. It was working fine till I added the jaggery and then the milk. The milk split when I microwaved it. Despite that it tasted good, but of course affected the look. What should I do?
After adding jaggery do not boil with milk, you can just heat in low heat ….
easy recipe with a delicious payasam…
Did you use the flat/thin poha or the thicker version?
I used thick variety. Thin works fine too. Cooks quickly
I just tried this recipe.. Got curdled in the end:( is it safe to eat??
No discard it better. I dont know if it will do harm but sure it wont taste good. Next time make sure you do not heat the payasam in high jaggery or milk after jaggery. Also use boiled milk, if adding towards end.
Halo ka,this is the first time I'm visiting ur blog..such lovely pics with instructions..will definitely visit ur blog often.. 😉 n I tried this payasam..lovely taste!!thank u for sharing Akka..n I hv few doubts..hope u can help me 🙂
(1)can I do this payasam without frying the aval??
(2)the consistency was the same as urs when I finished cooking but later after pooja when I served the consistency became thicker..so is tat normal or any suggestions ka?
Thanx a lot :)..btw,I used sugar..
Halo ka,this is the first time I'm visiting ur blog..such lovely pics with instructions..will definitely visit ur blog often.. 😉 n I tried this payasam..lovely taste!!thank u for sharing Akka..n I hv few doubts..hope u can help me 🙂
(1)can I do this payasam without frying the aval??
(2)the consistency was the same as urs when I finished cooking but later after pooja when I served the consistency became thicker..so is tat normal or any suggestions ka?
Thanx a lot 🙂
With out roasting, it I think it will not be this soft 🙂 If it gets thicker after you make, adjust milk consistency – when it is hot, it should be slightly water, so that as it cools down it get to the right consistency.
Okay ka will follow ur tips..tq 🙂