Name: Aval Payasam Recipe | Atukula Payasam | Poha Kheer
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: Atukulu/ Aval/ flattened rice – 1 bowl; Ghee – 2 tbsp.; Cashew – 2 tbsp.; Raisins – 1 tbsp.; Milk – 3 bowls (approximately 1 litre); Sugar – ¾ cup; Cardamom powder – 1 tbsp.

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Aval Payasam Recipe | Atukula Payasam | Poha Kheer is one of the simple yet delicious recipes made during Krishna Janmashtami, Navratri, Ganesh Chaturthi and other festivals.

As this recipe is one of the favorites of Lord Krishna, we make these recipes on all festivals related to Lord Narayana.

Lord Krishna like butter, poha and recipes made with ghee. So this recipe stands one among important sweet recipes offered to Lord Krishna.

To keep this recipe white, I have used sugar if you like we can even make this recipe using jaggery. When there is a festival South Indians believe Pongal and kheer are important recipes.

If we are adding jaggery in this recipe then we need to take care that it should be added at the end of the recipe or else there is a chance of getting milk curdled.

This recipe is made for naivedyam so it was hard to procure pure cow milk so I had to use tetra packed cow milk.

We Indians have a habit of sharing and celebrating festivals with sweets. Apart from them we make many nutritional packed recipes and offer them to god.

To have an authentic flavor I have roasted dry fruits in ghee and in remaining ghee I have roasted flattened rice till they change their color to a golden brown.

Contents

TIPS to make Aval Payasam Recipe or Atukula Payasam:

There are many variants of poha available in the market, choose thick variant so that it cooks and releases its flavor in milk.
If we use thin or medium flattened rice, they melt and become mushy.
For additional flavor, we can make use of coconut milk.
For good taste, try to use full cream milk. If this recipe is made as naivedyam, its recommended to make use of cow milk.
As poha absorbs milk and make this recipe thick, we need to off the flame while this recipe is diluted.
If this recipe is served on the next day, it’s a good idea to refrigerate and add milk to dilute.

Aval Payasam Recipe | Atukula Payasam | Poha Kheer

Aval Payasam Recipe | Atukula Payasam | Poha Kheer is one of the simple yet delicious recipes made during Krishna Janmashtami, Navratri, Ganesh Chaturthi and other festivals.

Course Dessert

Cuisine Indian

Keyword Atukula Payasam, Aval Payasam Recipe, Poha Kheer

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Total Time 15 minutes

Servings 4

Calories 120 kcal

Author Uppada Lakshmi

Ingredients

Atukulu/ Aval/ flattened rice – 1 bowl
Ghee – 2 tbsp.
Cashew – 2 tbsp.
Raisins – 1 tbsp.
Milk – 3 bowls approximately 1 litre
Sugar – ¾ cup
Cardamom powder – 1 tbsp.

Instructions

In a pan, melt 2 tbsp. ghee and fry cashew to light golden color and then add raisins.
Once raisin blows and expands remove from ghee and keep aside.
Add flattened rice and roast on medium flame till they change its color.
Pour 1-liter (3 bowls milk) and bring it to boil. Cook for 5 minutes.
Add sugar (if you want you can substitute with jaggery but should be put at the end of the recipe).
Sprinkle cardamom powder to enhance the aroma of Poha Kheer.
Put roasted dry fruits and mix well. Once you feel poha is cooked and consistency is about to thicken off the flame.
Garnish Aval Payasam Recipe | Atukula Payasam | Poha Kheer with dry fruits and offer as prasadam to god.