Kaithachakka Chawwari Payasam ~ Pineapple Sago Kheer

Eid is almost around the corner, Alhamdulillah… We are still in the blessed last ten nights of this month, so we haveto keep our spiritual feeling high, hoping that Laylathul Qadr would or would have dawned upon us, InShaAllah. It is sad that many of us spend our time in the markets for finishing off our Eid shopping and in return, what we lose is immense as far as blessings are concerned. I always make it a point to finish off my Eid shopping prior to Ramadan, so that I don’t have any worries about it over the month.

Last year, I did participate in the first version of Eid Eats with this quick fix Semiya Payasam recipe, so when I saw Asiya’s post declaring this year’s version, I was ready to participate. Just like last time, again I bring in a payasam, or kheer! Hehe… I have been wanting to make payasam with pineapple since long and once when I found a nice big juicy pineapple for a good price, I bought it and immediately dumped into the fridge, and patiently waited for a chance to make it, as though I am a sweet tooth and totally love anything sweet, HD and the kids are weary when it comes to payasams and the B’s interest totally depends on his mood. On a weekend, HD’s friends suddenly dropped in and all I was given was one hour’s time and a demand to make anything sweet. All of a sudden, the pineapple popped into my mind. A little Google search here and there and I made this really awesome payasam. I am not praising it myself, but the gang that came in really loved the sweet and tangy mix and the HD gave an approving smile. B drank it half through but somehow his taste buds found that it had dry ginger powder so he kind of sudden breaked! The kids also had their little share, though they wouldn’t have payasam like they would eat chocolate cake… One payasam I would recommend you to try over this Eid, will not regret it, I am sure… 🙂