Aval Thirukannaamuthu (Aval Payasam)

Ingredients:

Chemba Aval (Brown Aval) – ¼ cup
2% milk – 1 cup
Evaporated milk – 1 tin
Cardamoms – 6 no
Ghee – 2 tbsp
Sugar – ¾ cup
Saffron – a pinch

Method:

• Wash and clean the Aval. Fry the Aval in 1 tbsp ghee.
• Add milk and saffron into the Aval. Cook it in the pressure cooker for 2 whistles
• Take out the Aval from cooker and transfer into the sauce pan.
• Mash the Aval slightly. Add sugar, 1 tbsp of ghee, evaporated milk and crushed cardamoms. Stir well until Sugar dissolve into milk. Reduce the heat and cook it for 20 minutes until it thickens to the consistency of payasam.