Ingredients
Ripe Banana(Plantain) Nentra pazham-4 medium
Jaggery(Sharkkara)-250gm
Thick Coconut Milk-1 1/2cup
Thin Coconut Milk -6cup
Cashewnuts-15
Coconut Pieces-2tbsp
Cumin powder-1/2tsp
Dry Ginger powder -1/4tsp
Sago-1/4cup (opt)
Salt-a pinch
Water- 8 cup
Ghee-2tbsp
Method
Peel and cut the ripe banana into 2-3 pieces.
Boil 2cup of water in a heavy bottomed pan .
Add this pieces and cook well by closing the pan.(in medium heat)
Check occasionally.
When cooked well remove from the stove and allow to cool.
or microwave the banana .
Then add this cooked cooled pazham into a blender and fine paste by adding enough water to grind.
Heat a non stick kadai and add 1tbsp ghee.
To this pour banana paste and fry for 10 minutes in low flame .
Then add jaggery and cook for 5 minutes .
Now add thin coconut milk and stir continuously.
Stir well for another 10 to 15 minutes.
Add sago ,if u r using that..mix well ..
Finally, add cumin powder and dry ginger powder ,mix well.
Then pour thick coconut mix and mix well..
No need to boil otherwise there is a chance of curdling the payasam ..
Remove from the fire
To this add roasted cashew nuts and coconut pieces (Roast both separately in 1 tbsp ghee)
The very simple but delicious pazham payasam is ready ..
Its better to serve after cooling ..
So enjoy ..
This payasam looks delicious, i will try it.
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Hey veena chechi ,Your blog is one of the best I have ever come across.I can see that everything looks so yummy and authentic.you are very beautiful ,so is ur blog ..I’m making pazha pradhaman for vishu this time.going to follow ur procedure..will let u know the results.by the way,I was brought up in Dubai,I’m from karama.my parents are still there.now I’m married,settled in Seattle,Washington and have a 3 year old son.I’m basically from palakkad and I loveeeee palakkad and thrissur food…I miss paramekavu temple and guruvayoor temple and all that when I think of Kerala..
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Just finished making it!!! Its awesome….thank u sooo much..last time I made chakka pradhaman…but my chakka varattiyathu got over..so decided to make this ..u r superb….will think of u while having it for lunch tto..
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Thank u dear for the compliments ..Really happy to knw that payasam turned out good … Hope u had a great vishu and sadya ..enne ortho ?
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Thanks a lot for the compliments DEAR..U made my day 🙂
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Orthu tto…told my friends too about ur blog…kurachu payasam left over…we were having sometime back for lunch 🙂 hugs…hope u also had a fantastic Vishu..we had an awesome one.
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