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Aval payasam served with grated coconut and garnished with raisins
Coconut aval payasam served with cream and fresh pine nuts

Aval Payasam (Sweet Flattened Rice Pudding)

Author: Flavelo
Recipes
Aval Payasam is a lightning-fast yet regal dessert where flattened rice (Aval) cooks to silkiness in sweetened, spiced milk. Considered Lord Krishna's favorite sweet, it holds sacred significance. The essence of 'payasam' is slow milk reduction, giving a caramelized, condensed-milk character, textured by ghee-roasted nuts.
🕒 Prep Time 5 mins
🍳 Cook Time 20 mins
⌛ Total Time 25 mins
🍽️ Servings 4 servings
🔥 Calories 380 kcal
🌍 Cuisine Indian

Ingredients

Equipment Needed

  • Heavy-bottomed pot (to prevent milk burning)
  • Small pan for roasting nuts

Allergen Information

⚠️ Milk
⚠️ Tree Nut

Instructions

1 ✓

Heat 1 tbsp ghee in a small pan. Roast cashews until golden brown, then add raisins. When raisins puff up, remove and set aside.

Tip: Raisins can burst if fried too long; just until rounded.
2 ✓

In the same pan with remaining ghee, toast the flattened rice (Aval) for 1-2 mins until fragrant and slightly color-changed.

Tip: Toasting helps the flakes hold shape in milk rather than disintegrating.
3 ✓

Bring milk to boil in the pot. Once boiling, add toasted rice flakes. Cook on medium heat approx 10 mins until flakes are soft and milk slightly thickens.

Tip: Milk loses water (evaporation), concentrating flavor.
4 ✓

Add sugar and crushed cardamom seeds (no husks). Stir until sugar dissolves.

Tip: Always add sugar at the end; adding it early makes rice harder to soften.
5 ✓

Stir in roasted nuts, raisins, and grated coconut. Turn off heat.

6 ✓

Serve warm or chilled.

Recipe FAQ

Why did it thicken too much while cooling?
Flattened rice absorbs a lot of liquid. Dilute with a little hot milk before serving.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Thick Poha (Flattened Rice)
  • 4 cups Whole Milk
  • 1/2 cup Sugar
  • 2 tbsp Grated Coconut (optional)
  • 3 pods Green Cardamom (crushed)
  • 2 tbsp Golden Raisins
  • 2 tbsp Cashew Nuts (broken)
  • 2 tbsp Ghee (Clarified Butter)