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Preparing a Hindu Sweet:
Recipe for Pyasam
Ingredients:
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1/2 a measuring cup rice
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1/4 teaspoon ghee (or butter)
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2 to 3 cups of milk
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1 cup of water
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5 to 6 threads of saffron
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1/2 a cup shredded almonds
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1 nicely grounded cardamom
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one cup condensed sweet milk
Preparation:
1.
Fry the rice in ghee (or butter) in a pan on low heat
until it gains a white colour. (this may take one or two
minutes)
2.
Reduce heat, add milk and water to the mixture and cook
until done. (this may take about 15 minutes. The best way to
check is to see if the rice grains are fully cooked and have
turned soft).
3.
Pour the condensed milk slowly while stirring the mixture
on low heat until it blends with the cooked rice. (this may take
five minutes)
4.
Add shredded almonds and cardamom and stir. Turn off the
heating and dissolve the saffron in the mixture. Stir it once
again and leave it aside for a while before eating.
5.
Serve warm.
A quicker way of producing pyasam: Open a tin of rice-pudding.
While heating the ingredients, add some shredded almonds, ground
cardamom and a few strands of saffron. This will turn the
ordinary rice-pudding into an exotic tasting Indian sweet : )
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