Onam 2010 was complete with this successful Cherupayar payasam. That was the first time we made it and it came out well:-)

Ingredients
1. 1 Cup cherupayar
2. ghee
3. Jaggery (according to your sweetness needs)
4. Coconut milk(1 Packet)
5. Cashew nuts
6. Raisins
7. coconut cut into thin square shapes
8. cardamom

1. heat one table spoon of ghee in a pan and roast cherupayar to golden brown.
2. add three cups of water and cook the cherupayar in cooker for few mins until it can be mashed properly.
3. melt jaggery in water and heat it until its dissolved completely and strain it to form one cup of jaggery syrup.
4. Add the jaggery syrup to the cooked cherupayar and cook it for few mins and add powdered or whole cardamom.
6. divide the coconut milk into two portions. Add one cup of water to one portion.
7. Add the coconut milk+water to the cherupayar in jaggery and boil it by continuously stirring.
8. once its done add the second half of coconut milk and bring it to boil.
9. Heat one table spoon of ghee in a pan and fry raisin , cashew nut and the coconut pieces.
10. Add it to the payasam .
11. Yummy cherupayar payasam is ready to be served :-)

7:11 PM