Sabudana Kheer / Sago Payasam
Sabudana Kheer is a delicious sweet ideal as a quick-fix dessert. It can be made ahead and stored.
Servings 4 cups
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup sago
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 10 almonds
- 1/4 teaspoon cardamom powder
- a few strands of saffron
Instructions
- Clean the sago, wash it and soak for half an hour.
- Boil it in half cup of water on a medium flame. The pearls should be soft and translucent.
- Add milk to it. Put a few strands of saffron to it.
- Let boil for sometime. Keep stirring in between, it may get burnt.
- Add sugar to it.
- Make powder of almonds and put it in the kheer.
- Once it thickens slightly, remove from flame. Finally, add cardamom powder. You can serve it warm or chilled.
Notes
Dry fruits like cashew and almonds pieces can be roasted in ghee and garnished.
The kheer gets thicker on cooling. Keep the consistency moderately thin while cooking.
Sago pearls may be boiled in milk but they do not cook so well.
The kheer gets thicker on cooling. Keep the consistency moderately thin while cooking.
Sago pearls may be boiled in milk but they do not cook so well.