Lotus seed kheer / tamarai vidhai payasam

Hi all,

Wishing you all a wonderful year 2014! Hey new year friends...  

Let me start with a kheer this year..  It's a simple sweet, different from a regular kheer.


Ingredients:

• Lotus seeds - one handful or one cup
• Sugar - 1 cup
• Ghee - 2 tsps
• Cashews
• Milk - 1/2 liter
• Cardamom powder
• Raisins

Method:

• Heat a pan, add a tsp of ghee, fry the cashews and raisins and keep it aside.
• Add another tsp of oil, add the lotus seeds and fry it for 5 mins. Keep stirring 
• Boil milk in a vessel. Add sugar to the milk.
• Add the fried lotus seeds to the milk. Allow it to boil for 10mins.
• Add the cardamom powder.
• The kheer is ready with the fine soaked lotus seeds.

                                                                         Relish it hot!