Intrigued by the title? Me too! When my hands landed up on the book called ‘Malabar Cuisine‘ that I had ordered through Amazon a couple of months ago, this is the first recipe that caught my attention.You may wonder why do I keep buying books that are related to Malabar cooking, when I am from the Malabar side. It is mainly because there are so many forgotten recipes, that I had eaten during my childhood, but have not had it since then for many many years. Some of these books have really helped me discover some of those forgotten tastes, that I have recorded here and would continue to record. But this payasam was something of the first kind for me….
Just before moving on, the Shhh Cooking Challenge that was started by Priya akka sometime back was on hold for the past few months due to her other commitments and thanks to Mayuriji’s interest, the challenge has again started this month. You can find my older posts done for this challenge here. This month, I have been paired with Nirmala who blogs at Nirmala’s Kitchen and the ingredients she gave me were condensed milk and almonds. The first thing I do in such cases is browse through my growing list of drafts and suddenly I remembered this delicious payasam I had made for the breaking of the fast on the Arafah day fast (Dhul Hijja 9). And it had both the ingredients she had suggested! So I was saved of having to cook with those ingredients for the challenge! Hehe.. As per the book, “The Arabs had brought in dry fruits to Malabar. Almonds, pista and dates have become indispensable to most dishes. This drink is made out of ingredients from ingredients from Persia and this is why it is named Persian Payasam.” So there you go, this is the delightful payasam I am sharing as a part of this challenge.
Do check out what Nirmala made with the ingredients that I had provided her!
Persian Payasam
Ingredients
- 75 gms almonds
- 50 gms cashew nuts
- 1 tbsp ghee
- 6 dates deseeded and chopped
- 750 ml full fat milk
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 2 tbsp condensed milk
- A big pinch of saffron strands
Instructions
- Grind the almonds and cashew nuts into a powder.
- Heat ghee in a saucepan. Add the ground nuts powder and saute till a nice aroma comes.
- Add the dates and saute for a couple of minutes
- Pour in the milk and allow it to come to a rolling boil. Keep stirring occassionally.
- Add the sugar and continue to cook till the mixture reduces to 3/4 and the mixture thickens.
- Add the condensed milk and safrron strands and cook for another five minutes.
- Serve warm or cold garnished with chopped almonds. Tastes awesome both ways!
Wow! Raf… your photography! These pictures are the best!.. I am so glad you learn quick…You inspire me Raf.. Masha allah!
Thank you so much for your lovely comment, Famidha… JazakAllah Khair…
Rich and Royal!
Thanks a lot Sowmya…
Droolicious dear!
Thanks a lot Amrita…
yummy…goodness of nuts in a drink
Thanks a lot dear…
rich and creamy dessert…
Thanks a lot Amrita…
Mouthwatering dessert
Thanks a lot Beena…
Beautiful share
Thanks a lot Alka…
Yum yum , nice picture clicked:-)
Thanks a lot Hiba… 🙂
Rich and delicious Payasam. Love your clicks!
Thanks a lot Divya…
Barak Allahfeek. …what a cup. .super click
JazakAllah Khair dear…
Really lovely and I would love to try. Something diff for the thickness by grinding the nuts..
Thank you so much Nava…
Hats off to your efforts on bringing the chilhood favorites,your kids will never forget those.What a rich payasam with condensed milk and nuts ..yumm
Thank you so much Sathya for your kind words…
Delectable and creamy looking kheer.. the clicks r sooperbb
Thank you so muck Kalpana…
Looks yum. Never knew that it’s origin is from malabar. We prepare something similar called mewaana ki kheer.
Thank you so much Humi… It is lovely to know how cuisines are inter linked…
looks so creamy and tasty.. rich kheer
Thanks a lot Veena…
love the cup,clicks and the payasam the most..its indeed rich and delicious dear 🙂
Thank you so much Julie…
Really lovely payasam….. drooling here dear…. love the teaset and beautiful clicks…. 🙂
Thank you so much Remya… 🙂
Delicious payasam…lovely clicks dear 🙂
Thanks a lot Shabna… 🙂
Drooling to the core… Absolutely rich, creamy and tasty…
Thank you so much Priya…
So rich and delicious.
Thanks a lot Shobhaji…
for the winter setting in I definitely love to have them.. so rich n delicious
Yes, it would be perfect for then… Thank you so much Nilou…
I know only Indian payasam. Happy that i learnt another payasam from your blog. Nice clicks dear.
Thank you so much Eliza…
Woow … Mashaa Allah this is gorgeous I’ve never tried such a lovely drink/dessert, went to my to do list for this winter. Thanks for introducing us to such a great recipe and thanks for visiting my blog. I’m sure you’ve got yourself a stalker here :).
Thank you so much Amira for coming by… please do keep hoping in during your leisure time and I will make sure that I do the same too… 🙂
Oh that does sound good, and is something that I have not come across before. I love the blogging community and learning new things.
Thank you so much Helen for coming by… that is the beauty of food blogging – u learn something new every single day…
Looks delicious very nice easy one to put together.
Thank you so much Swathi…
Yummyyyy drooling here….
Thanks a lot Fajee…
great pic and “can’t wait to try” recipe. Childhood tastes are always the best!
Thank you so much Claudia for coming by…
Oh this sounds like a beautiful drink! Great picture as well – makes it look for rich and creamy!
Thank you so much for coming by Donna…
delicious and rich payasam ..loved the presentation and the clicks
Thank you so much Ruxana…
I love the way condensed milk makes drinks and desserts so creamy and delicious. This looks perfect for a cold night in.
Thank you so much Razena…
Tried the recipe & it tasted good 🙂
Thank you so much Sharlet for trying! 🙂