Quinoa Kheer/ Quinoa Payasam ~ Tamalapaku

Quinoa Kheer/ Quinoa Payasam

After a long break, I got a big bag of quinoa the other day. So my experiments with quinoa resume! Thankfully, kids have accepted quinoa in their own way. Touch Wood!! Quinoa payasam tasted very much like rice kheer. (annam paramannam). My dear husband was confused when I told him that it was quinoa and not rice!! Here is payasam which can amaze one and all.

Ingredients -

Milk 4 cups
Roasted Quinoa 1/2 cup
Brown Sugar / Sugar 1 cup
Roasted Almonds 1 Tbsp
Cardamom powder 1/2 tsp

Method of Preparation -

Dry Roast the quinoa in a hot sauce pan and then pressure cook the roasted quinoa with 2-3 cups of water.

In a heavy bottomed skillet, Boil milk. (Alternatively, Microwave milk for 5-6 min and continue with the process in the traditional way)

Powder the roasted almonds and add it to the boiling milk.

Mix in the boiled quinoa and let it blend well with the milk.

Add Sugar and let it boil for about 4-5 min while mixing it, so that the milk doesn't burn.

Optionally garnish with Roasted Cashew , Almond and Raisins. I didn't garnish as it is not preferred by the kids!

The payasam is ready to serve now.

Serve it hot or chilled as per individual taste. (We liked it both warm and cold).

Note -

1.Dry Roasting of quinoa is optional - only to remove the typical nutty flavor of quinoa.

2.Pressure cooking is also optional. Quinoa can be boiled on the stovetop with the same amount of water.

3.To get a richer taste quinoa could also be boiled in milk - Is anyone ready to try this out yet?

This goes to
1. Nivedita's 'Celebrate Sweets - Kheer' and 'Any one can cook - series 4 ' hosted by Ayeesha,

2..'Only Festive' event hosted by Khaugiri and initiated by Pari.

3. 'CFK - Festive Foods Sweet /Savory Versions' event hosted by Suma and started by Sharmi.
4. 'CWF-WG - Quinoa' Event hosted by Priya Mitharwal.

Serves 4 Adults

Preparation Time 30 min

Posted by Harini on Friday, October 22, 2010

categories: Brown Sugar, Dairy Products, Grains and its Products, Kheers, Milk, Quinoa, Quinoa Recipes, Sweetening Agents, Sweets and Desserts |

8 comments

Daisy Roshan Says:

October 22, 2010 at 10:20 AM
lovely and quickie payasam....yummy!!
Satya Says:

October 22, 2010 at 10:27 AM
kheer looks very delicious ..n using quinoa is defiantly a healthy option ...i tried my hand on quinoa by making some dishes like upma,curd rice but didn't like that much ,now i feel i should try ur kheer ...thanks for sharing

Satya

http://www.superyummyrecipes.com
Suma Gandlur Says:

October 22, 2010 at 11:32 AM
Thanks for this 'super quinoa' kheer.
Umm Mymoonah Says:

October 22, 2010 at 2:20 PM
Very delicious and healthy payasam, I must get quinoa to make this. Thank you for sending it to both of my events.
Hamaree Rasoi Says:

October 22, 2010 at 11:11 PM
Payasam looks delicious and healthy. Great recipe. I am going to make it very soon at my home.

Deepa
Hamaree Rasoi
Gayathri Kumar Says:

October 23, 2010 at 5:32 AM
Lovely payasam.
Priya Suresh Says:

October 23, 2010 at 9:45 AM
Wat a healthy payasam..
Padhu Sankar Says:

October 25, 2010 at 9:05 AM
Lovely and healthy payasam

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