PREP TIME: 1 Hour

COOKING TIME: 25 Minutes

Ingredients

Elbow Pasta – 100 grams

Cashews – 10

Sugar – 150 grams

Almond paste – 5 teaspoons

Saffron – 15 strands

Cardamom – 1

Milk – 750 ml (3.8% fat)

Procedure

STEP 1: Soak 15 almonds in hot water for 1 hour, remove the skin, add 1 teaspoon of milk and make a fine paste.

STEP 2: Cook the pasta till it turns soft. Drain and run the pasta through cold water and keep it aside. (Optional: chop the pasta into smaller pieces)

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STEP 3: In a deep pan add milk. Once the milk comes to boil add saffron strands and almond paste. Mix well and cook for 5 minutes.

STEP 4: Add the cooked pasta, sugar and cardamom. Cover the pan and cook for 10 minutes by stirring a couple of times in between to avoid the payasam from getting burnt.

STEP 5: Heat 2 teaspoons of ghee in a pan and fry the cashews till golden brown.

STEP 6: Add the roasted cashews, mix and turn off the heat. Once the mixture comes to room temperature, refrigerate and serve chilled.

TIP:   Instead of whole milk and sugar, sweetened condensed milk can be added.