Ingredients:

• semolina – 100 grams
• Milk – 1 cup
• Water – 1 cup
• Sugar – 50 grams
• Cardamom Powder – a pinch
• Clarified Butter – 4 tbsp
• Cashew-nuts – 10 nos
• Raisins – 10 nos

Method:

1. In a deep bottomed pan, boil milk along-with sugar and cardamom powder. Boil till it reduces to half the volume and thickens.
2. While, the milk is being boiled, in a separate heated pan, dry roast semolina, till light golden brown. It will be done in about 5 minutes. Be careful not to burn it. Keep aside.
3. In the same pan heat ghee and sauté cashew and raisins till they become fully blown-up.
4. Now to the reduced milk add the semolina slowly and mix in thoroughly to avoid lump formation.
5. Add in the raisins and cashew and your semolina payasam is ready.

Recipe courtesy of Abraham chacko