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Vella pongala paysam /White rice pudding

Delicious sweet rice pudding  made with raw rice, milk, rock candy, ghee, banana  and cardamom. Made as offering to Goddess in Thiruvanthapuram, Kerala, India.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Indian
Keyword: Sweet rice pudding, Vella pongala Payasam
Servings: 2
Calories: 139kcal
Author: Swathi ( Ambujom Saraswathy)

Ingredients

  • cup/75g Raw rice
  • 3 cup water
  • ¼ cup milk
  • 2 tablespoon rock candy/ sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ghee
  • ½ teaspoon cardamom
  • ¾ banana

Instructions

  • First boil the water in the pot.
  • Then add a handful of rice for first 3 times, then add rest of rice and cook.
  • Make sure not stir until it boils over.
  • Once it is boil over continue to cook until rice is almost over cooked.
  • Then add milk and mix and cook for 5 minutes.
  • Then add ghee and rock candy /sugar then cardamom and cook until everything combined well and the payasam get thickened well
  • Then add small banana cut it into thin round and mix well.
  • It is ready for offering.

Nutrition

Calories: 139kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 9mg | Sodium: 33mg | Potassium: 199mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 22g | Vitamin A: 78IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 46mg | Iron: 1mg
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