Krishna Janmashtmi or Gokulashtmi or Krishna Jayanthi is celebrated in India to amrk the birth of Lord Krishna. Any festival in India is incomplete without sweets and savories. So, even for Krishna Jayanthi, we make many dishes like Seedai, Nei appam, Thenkuzhal etc. I made this Aval Paal Payasam today as Aval is one of the favorite food for Lord Krishna.
I love celebrating any festival. Festivals are not just about cooking good food and eating it. The real essence of any festival are the positive vibes it brings to our homes. So, celebrate the festival with positivity and God will surely bless you..
Aval is also known as beaten rice or poha. Aval paal payasam is a milk pudding mainly made with beaten rice and aval. It is easy to make and usually loved by everyone. So, sharing the recipe for Aval Pal payasam and wish you all a very Happy Krishna Jayanthi <3
Aval Paal Payasam
Ingredients
- Beaten Rice/Aval/Poha - 1/2 cup
- Milk - 2 cups + 2 tbsp
- Sugar - 1/2 cup
- Saffron strands - 6-8
- Cashews - 10 broken
- Raisin - 10
- Ghee/Clarified Butter - 1 tsp
- Cardamom - 2 powdered
Instructions
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Clean and soak beaten rice in some water for 15 minutes. Drain the water.
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Roast cashews and raisins in ghee till cashews turn light brown.
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Soak saffron strands in 2 tbsp warm milk.
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Boil 2 cups of milk in a heavy bottom pan. Once it starts boiling, add beaten rice and let it simmer for few minutes. Keep stirring.
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Now add sugar, soaked saffron strands and mix well. Let it simmer for 2 more minutes.
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Remove from flame, add powdered cardamom pods, roasted cashews and raisins. Serve warm.
Recipe Notes
Payasam will become thick once it cools down. You can add extra milk if you feel its too thick.
aval payasam looks super yumm.. and the board looks great! Did you do it yourself?
Thank you. I did not paint. I got this board from Axl Little shop 🙂
All my fav ingredients put in here!! Looks Delicious 🙂
Thank you Aara <3
Aiyyo, took me so long to move my lazy bones after a good break to get back to blogging and encouraging my friends. I still crave for this payassam. Hailing from a multicultural background, our neighbours used to prepare this and send across. Wish you lots of good health!!
Thank you Roy 🙂