Easy & Healthy Tender Coconut Payasam / Elaneer Payasam

Tender Coconut Payasam / Elaneer Payasam

   Recipe Cuisine: Indian  |  Recipe Category: Dessert |  Prep Time: 10 mins  |  Cook time: 15 mins 

We usually do payasams like milk payasam, paruppu payasam, semiya payasam. This recipe is somewhat different but more healthy. Tender coconut has many health benefits . Coconut water has the ability to rehydrate you very quickly because it is readily absorbed into the body. Coconut water can even handle mild infections. It contains lauric acid. A cup of coconut water not only has more than 600 mg of potassium, which is one and a half times of what you get from a banana, but has over 250 mg sodium, about 60 mg magnesium, 58 mg calcium and 48 mg phosphorus. 

Ingredients

• Tender Coconut Water - 1 Cup
• Tender Coconut Pulp - 3/4 Cup
• Milk - 2 Cups
• Cardamom Powder - 1 tsp
• Sugar - 300 gms
• Cashews - 6
• Ghee - 1 tsp

Method:

• Add milk, sugar in a pan and put the flame to medium or low and let it thicken for 5 - 8 minutes. Allow it to cool.
• Take a mixer, Grind tender coconut pulp, water coarsely or smoothly. ( depending on your texture preference).
• Fry cashews in ghee, Keep aside.
• Now Add grinded ingredients to the cooled milk.
• Add cashew nuts, cardamom powder and mix well. Serve chilled.

Notes

• You can use sweetened condensed milk instead of using sugar.
• Adjust milk, coconut water according to the pulp’s texture.
• Milk should be completely cooled down before adding coconut mixture..
• Consume within the same day as you prepare.
• Chill before serving.