Vorn (Payasa)

Mrs. Wilma Shilpa DSouza

Grind grated coconut and squeeze thick coconut juice (milk). Add little water to the ground coconut and extract thin coconut juice and keep aside.

 

* Mix raw rice powder with little water and keep aside.

 

* Heat 1 table sp. oil and fry cashew nuts and raisins.

 

* Cook dhal in little water till soft. Add jaggery, thin coconut juice and salt. Bring this to a boil. Add fried cashew nuts and raisins. Then, slowly add raw rice batter and stir continuously so that no lumps form. Bring this to a boil, till the mixture thickens.

 

* Finally add thick coconut juice, keep stirring and close after a boil. Add cardamom powder, stir and take out from the heat.