Biscuit Payasam

Payasam and kheers are a part of many Indian festivals. Even if it is a special occasion like a Friday pooja, payasams are offered as prasadam/ offering to the deity. When there is a packet of biscuits that you are bored with eating, transform it to this Biscuit payasam in a jiffy, and enjoy a new transformed dish. You can use any variety of biscuits to make this except the savory varieties or the ones containing ajwain/ Omam. Do try this simple and easy payasam for any offerings.
Servings: 6 yield(s)
Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 15 mins
Total Time: 25 mins
Ingredients
  • 10 stick Biscuits
  • 300 ml Milk
  • 2 tbsp Sugar
  • 2 stick Cardamom pods
  • Tempering Ingredients
  • 1 tbsp Ghee
  • 1 tsp Cashews
  • 1 tsp Raisins
Instructions
  1. Break the biscuits roughly into a mixer. Coarsely grind them and set aside.
  2. Heat milk in a heavy-bottomed vessel until it begins to boil.
  3. Once it begins to boil add sugar followed by pounded cardamom pods.
  4. Allow it to boil for 2 mins. Add the coarsely powdered biscuits to the milk and stir.
  5. Heat a small pan and add cashews and raisins to the Ghee. Roast them until golden brown.
  6. Add the roasted cashews- raisins to the payasam and switch off the flame. Serve warm or cold. Tastes great both the ways.
Recipe Notes

  • Do not use biscuits with savory taste in it. This will spoil the payasam.
  • Do not add the biscuits to a fine powder. This will create lumps once added to the milk.
  • Adjust the sugar levels according to the sweetness of your biscuits. My biscuits were sweet enough and hence I added only one tablespoon of sugar.
  • If you like the smell of rose essence, you can add it at the end after switching off the flame.