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Dates Payasam / Dates Kheer Recipe

Dates Payasam or Dates Kheer is a delicious, rich dessert ideal to serve for any occasion.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Soaking time 30 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Course: indian sweets, sweets
Cuisine: karnataka, South Indian
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 15 dates
  • 15 almonds
  • 3/4 litre milk
  • 1/4 cup jaggery
  • 1/2 teaspoon cardamom powder
  • 1 teaspoon ghee
  • 8 cashew pieces

Method
 

  1. Soak the dates and almonds in a glass of milk for half an hour. If the seeds are present, discard them before soaking.
  2. Make a paste.
  3. Boil the remaining milk. Add the paste to it. Give a stir. Let it boil for a while. Turn off the flame. Put shredded jaggery to it. Add cardamom powder to it.
  4. Finally, roast the cashew pieces and garnish it.
  5. Serve chilled.

Notes

Vegans may use almond milk. In that case, avoid using additional almonds. Dry roast or microwave the cashew pieces.