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Manipur · Dessert

Pal Payasam (Milk-Based Sweet)

Traditional 3. Pal Payasam recipe

🧺 Ingredients

• Milk: 600ml
• Condensed milk: 100ml (or add 80g jaggery instead)
• Semolina (rava): 40g
• Ghee: 20ml
• Cashews: 20g
• Raisins: 15g
• Cardamom powder: 1g
• Saffron strands: 5-6

👩‍🍳 How to make Pal Payasam

1. Toast saffron strands dry in pan 30 seconds, soak in 30ml warm milk (30 seconds)
2. Heat ghee in pan over medium
3. Add semolina, roast dry for 2-3 minutes, stirring constantly (until light golden and fragrant)
4. In another pan, bring milk to boil
5. Gradually pour hot milk into toasted semolina while stirring constantly (to prevent lumps)
6. Stir well and let it cook 5 minutes on medium heat
7. Add condensed milk, stir well
8. Reduce heat to low
9. Simmer 8-10 minutes while stirring occasionally
10. In separate pan, fry cashews and raisins in remaining ghee (1 min)
11. Add saffron milk and soaked saffron strands
12. Add cardamom powder
13. Add fried nuts and raisins
14. Stir gently
15. Serve hot or warm
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