THINAI / FOXTAIL MILLET PAAL PAYASAM / MILK KHEER

 Another  yummy dessert from thinai / foxtail millet with milk and natural brown sugar.

INGREDIENTS

 Thinai Arisi/ Foxtail Millet Rice                        - 1/2 cup

Water                                                                    - 2 cups

Milk                                                                       - 500 ml

Natural brown sugar                          - ¾ cup to 1 cup (adjust according to                   `                                                                                                       your taste)

Cardamom  powder                                            - ½ tsp

       Ghee                                                                    - 1 Tablespoon

Cashews                                                               -  few

METHOD

Wash and  drain the thinai / foxtail millwt.

Slightly roast thinai rice in low flame and keep it aside.

Pressure cook adding add 2 cups of water for 6 whistles in medium flame.
Boil  milk in another pan and natural brown sugar and mix well .

 Add the cooked thinai / foxtail millet to the boiling sugar milk mixture and cook in low flame till it thickens till you get your desired consistency.

Mean time, fry cashews  in ghee and keep it aside

Once the thinai milk mixture starts to thicken, then add powdered cardamom, mix well then add fried cashews and  mix well.

Remove from heat.

Yummy Thinai / foxtail millet paal payasam is ready to serve

Serve warm or cold.