RICE COCONUT PAYASAM

Ingredients:
Rice - 125 gms
Coconut - 1/2 (grated)
Sugar or jaggery - 200 gms
Milk - 300 ml
Cardamon powder - 1/4 tsp
Saffron - few strands
Edible camphor - pinch
Ghee - 2 tsp
Cashew  nuts - 10

Method:

• Soak rice for one hour. grind rice and coconut together with water to make a coarse paste.
• Take 500 ml of water and mix the paste well with water.
• Bring to boil; stir continuously until rice is well cooked.
• Then add jaggery or sugar and mix.
• When sugar dissolves completely add milk and mix well.
• fry cashew nuts in ghee.
• Lastly add cardamom powder, saffron cashew nuts and edible camphor.
• Mix well and serve hot or warm.