Kerala Style Coconut Spadix Payasam

 Ingredients

  • Coconut Inflorescence – 1 1/2 cup
  • Broken wheat rice – 1 cup
  • Grated coconut – 2 1/2 cup
  • Jaggery – 2 round balls
  • Coconut slices – 1 cup
  • Cashew nut – 13 to 14 nos
  • Raisins – 10 to 12 nos
  • Cumin seed – 1 tsp
  • Ginger powder – 1 tsp
  • Cardamom – 5 to 6 nos
  • Ghee – 5 to 6 tbsp

Method

  • Today we have to prepare coconut inflorescence
  • To begin, grate the coconut and set it aside.
  • Then chop the coconut and set it aside.
  • Take a pan, add chopped inflorescence and water.
  • Then place the pan on the fire and bring it to a boil.
  • Cover and boil them well.
  • Remove the lid and check to see if the coconut inflorescence are fully cooked.
  • Once it is well cooked, remove it from the fire and set it aside.
  • Heat water in a pot.
  • Take a bowl, add broken wheat and water.
  • Wash and drain them well.
  • Then add the cleaned, broken wheat to the hot water pan.
  • Cover and boil them well.
  • Remove the lid and check whether the wheat is well cooked or not.
  • Then drain the cooked coconut inflorescence and set aside.
  • In a mixing bowl, combine grated coconut and water.
  • Squeeze them well with your hands.
  • Drain the thick coconut milk and keep aside.
  • Again, add water to the squeezed grated coconut mix.
  • Mix them well with hands .
  • Drain the thin coconut milk and set it aside.
  • Once the broken wheat is thoroughly cooked, remove from the heat and set aside.
  • Heat water in a pan and add jaggery cubes.
  • Boil them well.
  • The cooked coconut inflorescence should then be ground into a fine paste and set aside.
  • Then, check to see if the jaggary cubes are well melted.
  • Once it is well melted, remove the syrup from the fire and set it aside.
  • Then chop the coconut pieces into thin slices and set aside.
  • In a pan, melt the ghee and add the coconut thin slices.
  • Fry them well until they become a light golden brown.
  • Drain and set aside the fried coconut pieces
  • Again, add cashew nuts to the same frying pan.
  • Fry them well, drain and set aside.
  • Now add raisins to the frying pan.
  • Fry them well ,drain and keep aside.
  • Then add cumin seed and fry them well.
  • Drain and set aside.
  • Heat ghee in a pan and add grinded coconut inflorescence.
  • Saute them well for few minutes
  • Then add the drained jaggary water and thoroughly combine.
  • Again add cooked broken wheat and mix and cook for few minutes
  • Pour in the thin coconut milk and mix well.
  • A few minutes later, add milk and stir them well.
  • Add fried cashews, coconut pieces and cumin seeds.
  • Then add ginger powder and cardamom powder and combine them well.
  • Pour thick coconut milk and mix them well.
  • Remove from fire and set aside.
  • Finally sprinkle some Fried raisins on the top of the payasam
  • Serve and enjoy the tasty coconut inflorescence payasam

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