The creamy, delicious sweet dessert, that is enjoyed by so many. This recipe is fail-proof for a mouth-watering payasam.
Traditional Semiya Payasam
This makes a large quantity of Payasam (20 servings). You can easily halve the recipe. Just split all ingredients measures by half.
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Traditional Semiya Payasam
Description
Semiya Payasam is a beloved dessert, for its ease of making, comforting sweet flavour, and versatility. It's great for any occasion and enjoyed by all ages.
Ingredients
Instructions
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Begin heating the milk in a large enough pot. Heat 2 litres of the milk, just till it begins to simmer.
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To a separate, large pot, add 3 heaped Tbsp of the ghee and add the vermicelli. (See notes).
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Once the vermicelli, in nicely coated with the ghee and smells nice, add half the amount of heated milk.
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Stir well and break up the lumps that form when the milk is added.
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Once all the lumps are broken and the milk comes to a boil, add the remaining hot milk.
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Keep stirring on a medium flame. Stir till the milk returns to a simmer again. Constant stirring is required for payasam, even if you are using non-stick.
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While you are doing this, add 1/2 cup sugar to a small grinder with 1 1/2 Tbsp green cardamom. Pulse a few times. Then remove the cardamom skins. Continue to grind to a fine sugar powder.
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Once the milk has reduced a little, and the payasam looks creamy, add the powdered sugar mixture. Use a sieve to make sure there are no bits of the cardamom skin. It will ruin the texture of the payasam when eating. Keep tasting for sweetness as you add the powdered mixture. Most likely you will use all of it.
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Now the milk has thickened further and is quite creamy. Now we loosen it a bit with milk and water ( up to 1 litre more). The payasam should be creamy but not too thick, we need a good amount of milk through the payasam, as it will dry out and thicken further, upon sitting. Keep stirring throughout. The whole process should take about 20 minutes.
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Once all the water and milk is added and sweetened to taste, add the salt and stir through. Using sea salt crytals is reccomended.
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Remove from heat and allow to rest for 10 minutes. Now, add a little water to the payasam that has probably thickened a bit in this resting stage. Also, taste and add extra sugar as needed – to taste (it will still be quite hot, to melt the sugar quickly)
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Heat the remaining ghee in a small pan. Fry the cashews and kismis till golden, separately.
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Add to the rested Semiya Payasam.
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Serve warm. It’s delicious!
Note
- Roasted (Semolina vermicelli) is available at your local South Asian stores.
- Even with store-bought roasted vermicelli, I prefer to roast the semiya(vermicelli) briefly again in ghee at the beginning, this adds flavor and depth to the payasam. If using roasted vermicelli, you don’t need to roast as long as if you use unroasted. If using unroasted plain vermicelli, you need to roast the vermicelli in the ghee till it is golden brown in color.
- Always have extra milk on hand. Payasam thickens very easily upon resting. Yo needed to heat with extra milk when serving. Also add extra sugar, when you add more milk to discretion.
- Video Recipe in Malayalam.
- Key Ingredients: Milk, Vermicelli (Semiya), Sugar, Ghee, Cardamom, Salt, Water.
