Javvarisi payasam / Sago Sweet Porridge / Sabudana Kheer

Ingredients:

Javvarisi / Sabudana / Sago (wash, drain and keep aside for atleast ½ hour)

Brown sugar / Jaggery

Elaichi / Cardamom – 2 (crushed)

Dry fruits (Cashew nuts, Almonds, Dry grapes) – slightly fried in Ghee

Small, thin pieces of fresh coconut (optional) – 5 to 6

Milk

Instructions:

• ·         Boil 2 cups of water in a saucepan
• ·         Add the soaked Sago into it and cook for 10 mins
• ·         Then add crushed jaggery cubes into the boiling water and keep stirring till it reaches the needed thickness/consistency
• ·         But make sure the sago isn’t overcooked in the process since they will get dissolved in that case
• ·         Also add crushed elaichi, and coconut pieces – Let it boil in low flame for 2 mins
• ·         Turn off the burner and let it cool
• ·         Add Milk once its cool (to make sure the milk doesn’t curdle)
• ·         Add Dry fruits and Keep it in the Fridge to serve cold or else add the Dry fruits as garnish just before serving