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sabudana kheer / sago payasam

Sabudana Kheer / Sago Payasam

Sabudana Kheer is a delicious sweet ideal as a quick-fix dessert. It can be made ahead and stored.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Soaking time 30 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings: 4 cups
Course: fasting recipe, festive sweet, sweets
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients Method Notes

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

Method
 

  1. Clean the sago, wash it and soak  for half an hour.
  2. Boil it in half cup of water on a medium flame. The pearls  should be soft and translucent.
  3. Add milk to it. Put a few strands of  saffron to it.
  4. Let boil for sometime. Keep stirring in between, it may get burnt.
  5. Add sugar to it.
  6. Make powder of almonds and put it in the kheer.
  7. 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.