Ingredients: 3 tablespoon Poppy seeds,2 teaspoon Rice,2 tablespoon Fresh coconut,4 tablespoon Jaggery,1 cup Milk,2 Cardamom (Elaichi) Pods/Seeds,1 pinch Salt,2 tablespoon Ghee,10 Cashew nuts,10 Raisins
Time in minutes: 30 Servings: 4 Course: Dessert Diet: Vegetarian
Instructions: To begin making the Karnataka Style Gasagase Payasa, roast the poppy seeds and rice in a skillet on low-medium heat until it turns into a nice golden brown. This will take about 4-6 minutes. Turn off the flame and allow it to cool.Transfer into a mixer jar. and grind it into a coarse mixture, add grated coconut and water and grind again to a smooth mixture.Heat a sauce pan with milk on medium flame, add the ground poppy seeds and coconut mixture, cardamom pods, jaggery and bring it to a boil.Boil the payasam till it thickens.Heat ghee in a tadka pan, on low flame and fry the cashew nuts and raisins for 2 minutes. Turn off the flame and pour it over the payasam and serve.Serve the Gasagase Payasa after having a Spicy Mixed Vegetable Pulao Recipe with Tomato Onion Cucumber Raita to cool down your palate with a sweet note.