Paal Payasam Recipe - Rice Kheer/Pudding

Name: Paal Payasam Recipe - Rice Kheer/Pudding
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1/4 teaspoon Ghee; 3 tablespoons Rice; 2 liter Milk (I used low fat, but full cream milk gives a rich texture and taste); 1/2 cup Sugar or to taste

Archana Doshi

May 3, 2018

9258 Ratings

Paal Payasam Recipe - Rice Kheer/Pudding

Time:Prep: 10 M|Cook: 40 M|Total: 50 M

Makes:4 Servings

Meal:Dessert

Cuisine:Indian

Paal Payasam or Rice Kheer is one of those traditional, classic festive recipes made during celebrations across India. In South India, it is usually made for the occasion of Pongal, the celebration of harvest and bounty.

Paal Payasam is a rich rice pudding made by simmering rice in milk and sugar slowly until it achieves a pudding-like consistency. This recipe of the pal payasam or the kheer is very simple to prepare in just a few steps, making it easy for smaller families or for working women who have less time to prepare for the day's festivities.

Serve the Paal Payasam Recipe (Rice Kheer/Pudding) as a comforting dessert after Chettinad Vegetable Biryani Recipe and Tomato Onion Cucumber Raita for your Sunday Meal.

If you like this recipe, you can also try other Kheer Recipes that you can make during festivals:

Serve the Paal Payasam Recipe (Rice Kheer/Pudding) as a comforting dessert after Chettinad Vegetable Biryani Recipe and Tomato Onion Cucumber Raita for your Sunday Meal.

If you like this recipe, you can also try other Kheer Recipes that you can make during festivals:

Ingredients

1/4 teaspoon Ghee

3 tablespoons Rice

2 liter Milk, (I used low fat, but full cream milk gives a rich texture and taste)

1/2 cup Sugar, or to taste

Instructions for Paal Payasam Recipe - Rice Kheer/Pudding

To begin making the Paal Payasam Recipe, we will firstly wash the rice and dry it with a cloth.

Heat ghee in a heavy bottomed saucepan on low heat, add in the rice and roast on medium heat until you get a lightly roasted aroma, taking care not to brown the rice.

Once roasted, add in the milk. Allow the milk to come to boil. Once it comes to a boil, turn the heat to low.

Simmer the milk and rice mixture on low heat stirring occasionally until the milk condenses to half its quantity, making sure the rice is cooked at this stage, else simmer for a little longer.

Add in the sugar at this stage and stir well until the sugar dissolves. You can add the saffron and nuts at this point and serve hot or cold.

Serve the Paal Payasam Recipe (Rice Kheer/Pudding) as a comforting dessert after Chettinad Vegetable Biryani Recipe and Tomato Onion Cucumber Raita for your Sunday Meal.