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Nurukku Gothambu Payasam

For preparing Nurukku Gothambu Payasam you need so much of patience, because it takes minimum one hour to get cooked. But I am sure that your efforts will get paid by the taste.
Ingredients
  • Broken Wheat - 1 cup
  • Jaggery - 250 gms:
  • Coconut - 1 (grated)
  • Cardamon Powder - 1 tsp
  • Dried Ginger Powder - 1 tsp
  • Ghee - 2 tbsp
  • Cashew - as required
  • Kismis - as required
Preparation Method
  1. Cut jagerry into small pieces, add some water, boil and melt, remove sediments using strainer and keep aside.
  2. Extract 1 cup of first milk, 1 and 1/2 cup of second milk and 2 cups of third milk from grated coconut and keep aside in separate bowls.
  3. Wash clean broken wheat and put that into a large cooking vessel (preferably Uruli).
  4. Add third set of coconut milk and cook broken wheat, stirring in between.
  5. When the wheat got half cooked add jaggery syrup and cook.
  6. When it start thickens add 2nd coconut milk and cook in low flame.
  7. When the wheat got cooked and the payasam thickens add 1st coconut milk and stir well.
  8. When the payasam starts boil from the sides remove from flame.
  9. Add cardamon powder and dried ginger powder and mix well.
  10. Roast cashew and kismis in ghee add add to the top of the payasam and keep the lid closed for 5 mins:
  11. Open the lid, stir well.
  12. The healthy, delicious Nurukku Gothambu Payasam is ready to serve.


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