Nurukku Gothambu Payasam/Broken Wheat Payasam (Vishu special)...

Nurukku gothambu payasam/Broken wheat payasam (Vishu special)

Ingredients

1 cup broken wheat

½ kg jaggery

4 ½ cups water

4 cups medium thick coconut milk

1 cup thick coconut milk

3 tablespoon ghee

¼ cup cashew nuts

¼ cup raisins

¼ cup bite sized coconut pieces (thengakothu) (I skipped this part)

½ teaspoon dried ginger powder

½ teaspoon cardamom powder

Method

• Clean the broken wheat and pressure cook it by adding 4 cups water in high flame until it gives off 7-8 whistles.(make sure that the wheat is cooked well )
• Melt jaggery in a pan with ½ cup water and strain it.
• Combine the melted jaggery with the cooked wheat.
• Add 2 tablespoon of ghee to the melted jaggery and stir nicely for 4-5 minutes.
• Add medium thick coconut milk and mix well.                                                                      
• Allow it to boil and keep stirring in between until it attains a thick consistency.
• Add thick coconut milk and heat for 1-2 minutes.
• Turn off the flame and add dried ginger and cardamom powder.
• In a pan heat 1 table spoon ghee and fry coconut pieces.
• When it turns light brown colour add cashew nuts and raisins and fry it.
• Pour it on top of payasam.
• Serve hot.