Akki payasa(rice payasa/pudding) recipe

Akki or rice payasa is one of the tasty payasa. In our place it is prepared for festivals,an offering to God Shiva.Other than this also we can prepare it as sweet for guests or during functions.Usually people add sugar for sweets.But I am using jaggery.

Required Ingredients

Rice:1 cup(Use good quality of rice like basmathi it gives good smell and taste)
Fresh coconut:1

akki payasa

Jaggery:2 cups
Cardamom powder:1/2 tsp
Cashes,raisins
Ghee:2 tsp

How to prepare akki payasa

• Grate the coconut,grind it with water to form smooth paste.Now squeeze it through a clean cotton cloth and extract thick coconut milk.
• Again add water to the coconut and squeeze to get thin coconut milk.
• Wash and take rice in pressure cooker.Add 3-4 cups of thin coconut milk to it and cook for 3 signals.
• When the pressure releases, check the rice.It should be over cooked.
• Add jaggery and boil.While boiling we have to stirr continuously to prevent sticking.
• Once jaggery completely dissolves add thick coconut milk and cardamom powder.
• When it stars boiling put off the fire.(one to two bubbles appear).
• heat ghee in a pan.Add cashews and raisins.
• When they turn golden colour pour it over the payasa.
• Akki payasa is ready to serve.