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 mins
Cook Time20 minutes mins
Total Time25 minutes mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Indian
Keyword: Sweet rice pudding, Vella pongala Payasam
Servings: 2
Calories: 139kcal
Author: Swathi ( Ambujom Saraswathy)
- ⅓ cup/75g Raw rice
- 3 cup water
- ¼ cup milk
- 2 tablespoon rock candy/ sugar
- 1 teaspoon ghee
- ½ teaspoon cardamom
- ¾ banana
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.
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