Rava Payasam / Almond Flavored Semolina

Ingredients:-

Rava /Sooji / Semolina - 1/4 cup
Sugar - 3/4 cup
Milk - 5 Cups
Saffron / Kesar - A pinch dissolved in milk
Raisins - Few
Cashewnuts -Few
Ghee -1 tsp
Almonds -12
Cadamom powder -1/4 tsp

Method:-

1) Soak Almonds in warm water for 30 minuts.

2) Then grind it to paste in a blender.

3) Dry roast rava in a non stick pan .

4) Mean While boil milk.

5) Heat nonstick pan add boiled milk then slowly add roasted rava stirring continously .Stir Continuously otherwise lumps will form.

6) Add badam paste and cook on medium flame..

7) Let rava mixture cook completely for 10-15 minutes stirring occasinally so that it doesnot stick to the pan.

8) Then add sugar ,cardamom powder and saffron mixture and cook till sugar dissolves completely.Turn off stove.

9) Heat ghee in pan and roast cashwes till golden color ,remove and fry raisins.When the raisins become plump, remove them.

10) Add Cashews and raisins to Payasam and stir. Garnish with saffron strands.

Serve hot or cold.