1 cup White Rice(Preferred: Basmathi / Gandhasale/ Sona Masuri)
1 ltr Milk
2 cups Sugar
3/4 cup broken Cashew Nuts
1/2 cup Raisins
3 - 4 Cardamoms / Elakki
Recipe:
Wash white rice in water for about 2-3 times and put them in a pressure cooker. Add cashew nuts, 2-3 tsp sugar, around 3 cups of water and cook them well.(4 whistles)
Add remaining sugar, milk, raisins and mix them well.
Keep this in low flame until it gets thickened as shown in the picture below. Keep stirring the Payasa once in 2-3 mins.
Add the mashed cardamom seeds and keep the Payasa in low flame for about 1-2 mins.
Mix well before serving. Serve hot or chilled.