Paal Payasam /Milk Kheer made with Caramelized Sugar

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I love Paal Payasam. The other day, one of my very good friend, Ramya back from my college had a put a picture of her paal payasam and it looked delicious. I ask her for the recipe and she had made the payasam by caramelizing the sugar. It was something new that I have never done. In fact I have never caramelized sugar before. This was my first attempt and the payasam tasted wonderful. It bought back memories of my native, where my patti makes the payasam by letting it simmer for hours.

Preparation time – none
Cooking time – 1 hr
Difficulty level – medium

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Ingredients to make Paal Payasam – (makes around 5 cups of Payasam)

  • Milk – 6 cups (I used 2 %)
  • Sugar – 1 ½ cups
  • Rice (washed and drained) – ½ cup
  • Raisins and nuts (optional) – to garnish
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Procedure to make Paal Payasam –

  • Heat a heavy bottom pot or preferably a cooker for about 2 minutes. Once the cooker is hot, add about 3 tbsp of sugar into it. Let the sugar melt and caramelize. Do not add any water. Just add the sugar and then the heat would do the trick and melt the sugar down. You will notice that as the sugar melts it becomes nice and golden.
 Caramelized Sugar Pal payasam %%
Caramelized Sugar Pal payasam %%
  • Once all the sugar melts, add about ½ cup of water to it. When adding water, stand back and pour it in slowly as it might splatter. Now let the syrup come to a boil.
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  • To the boiling syrup add the milk and the washed rice. Close the cooker and let it cook in medium heat for one whistle. Then reduce the flame to simmer and let it cook further for 30 more minutes.
  • If you are making it in a pot, once the sugar caramelizes and you add the milk and the rice, transfer this to a vessel that would go into the cooker and proceed as described above.
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  • After the steam releases open the cooker and add the rest of the sugar. Mix it well and let it come to a boil. Fry the nuts and raisins in ghee, if using and add it to the payasam. Simmer for about 15 mins and serve either hot or cold.
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Notes and observations –

  • The flavor of the payasam was very different and distinct since we caramelized the sugar.
  • I do not add any other flavoring or garnish to paal payasam, since I like it as is. But if preferred, you could also add a pinch of cardamom powder and garnish it with nuts of your choice.
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Author: Sandhya Ramakrishnan

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29 thoughts on “Paal Payasam /Milk Kheer made with Caramelized Sugar”

  14. Sandhya, looks yummy !! I like the color..it looks like the red rice payasam that is made in kerala. Will try the recipe for sure. Thanks for posting.

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