East Indian Farina Hot Cereal (Payasam) |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 10 Minutes |
Ready In: 10 Minutes Servings: 2 |
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Adapted from Laurel's Kitchen vegetarian cookbook-the first vegetarian cookbook I ever bought. The original recipes uses brown rice cereal, which is equally good! I've made this many, many times for breakfast. My payasam I prefer on the thick side, so feel free to add more milk or less cereal. Comforting and delicious on a cold winter day. Ingredients:
1 cup whole milk or 1 cup rice milk |
1/3 cup farina (farina is also known as cream of wheat) or 1/3 cup brown rice meal (farina is also known as cream of wheat) |
1/4 teaspoon salt |
1 1/2 tablespoons butter (not margarine) |
1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom, to taste |
1/2 tablespoon unbleached cane sugar, to taste |
2 tablespoons raw pistachios, pieces chopped or 2 tablespoons raw almonds, chopped |
2 tablespoons raisins |
Directions:
1. In saucepan bring milk to almost boil and stir in the cereal using a fork to break up the clumps. Stir in the salt.
2. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 5 minutes for farina, 10 minutes for rice meal.
3. In a small saute pan, melt the butter on medium heat and add the cardamon, cane sugar and raw nuts. Toast for about 2 minutes, being careful not to burn.
4. Add the raisins to the butter mixture and heat through.
5. Once the hot cereal is cooked, stir the cardamom/nut mixture into the cereal.
6. Serve piping hot. Mmmm!
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