Caramel Payasam

Caramel payasam is a very tasty and sweet caramel rice kheer made with basmati rice, sugar and milk.Caramel Payasam recipe is given below with step by step photos.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Caramel Payasam.

Ingredients:-

Basmati rice.         -1/2 cup
Sugar.                    -3/4 cup +2tbsp
Milk.                      -1 liter
Cashew nuts.          -1tbsp
Raisins.                   -1tbsp
Cardamom powder.-1tsp
Water.                      -2 tbsp
Ghee.                       -2 tsp

Instructions:-

1). Heat 2tsp ghee in a pan and fry cashew nuts and raisins in ghee and keep aside.

2). Make caramel syrup.Add 2 tbsp sugar in a pan and heat on medium flame. Once the sugar starts to melt mix well until light golden brown colour.Add 2 tbsp hot water and mix the melted sugar. Caramel syrup is ready. (Don't make it dark brown, else it will have bitter taste).

3). Wash and soak basmati rice for 15 minutes. Drain water and add the soaked basmati rice in a mixer grinder. Pulse the soaked basmati rice twice without adding water.

Method:-

1). Boil one liter milk in a steel kadai on low flame.

2). Add ground basmati rice into boiling milk and allow it to cook for around 20 minutes on low flame or until cooked and milk reduces into half. Stir in between.

3). Once the rice is half cooked add cardamom powder and mix well. Stir occasionally.

4). Once the rice is cooked and milk is reduced to half add caramel syrup and mix well. The colour of
the payasam will change to light brown.

5). Add sugar and mix well on low flame. (I added brown sugar, you can add regular sugar). Adjust the consistency of payasam. Payasam will thicken once it cooled. If the payasam is too thick add 1/2 cup hot water into the thick payasam and mix well to loosen it.

6). Add ghee fried cashew nuts and raisins into the caramel payasam and mix well. Switch off the flame.

A very tasty and sweet Caramel Payasam is ready.

 You can serve  the Caramel Payasam hot or chilled.