Mango, dates & vermicelli payasam - Payasam is a South Indian culinary term commonly used to refer to a creamy pudding, made with vermicelli

Payasam is a South Indian culinary term usually used to refer to a creamy pudding, made with vermicelli, milk and sugar as the base ingredients and flavoured with cardamom, raisins and cashew nuts.

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Payasam is a South Indian culinary term usually used to refer to a creamy pudding, made with vermicelli, milk and sugar as the base ingredients and flavoured with cardamom, raisins and cashew nuts.

What is Payasam?

Mango, dates & vermicelli payasam / kheer (pudding) – Payasam is a South Indian culinary term commonly used to refer to a creamy pudding, made with vermicelli, milk and sugar as the base ingredients and flavoured with cardamom, raisins and cashew nuts. The Payasam dessert has been an essential dish throughout the history of the Indian culinary heritage, commonly served during ceremonies, feasts and celebrations. Here I have made few variations in the payasam with mangoes and dates.

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Payasam is a South Indian culinary term usually used to refer to a creamy pudding, made with vermicelli, milk and sugar as the base ingredients and flavoured with cardamom, raisins and cashew nuts.

Mango, dates & vermicelli payasam / Kheer (pudding)

  • Preparation time: 10 minutes
  • Cook time: 20 minutes
  • Serves: 4

Ingredients to make Mango, dates & vermicelli payasam/kheer

Vermicelli 1 cup
Milk 4 cups
Ghee 2 tablespoons (clarified butter)
Cashew nuts 10 numbers
Sugar 1 cup
Green cardamom powder 1/2 teaspoon
Nutmeg powder 1/4 teaspoon
Mango pulp ½ cup
Dates 5 numbers finely chopped
Raisins 15 numbers

Method to make Mango, dates & vermicelli payasam / kheer

  • Heat ghee in a pan, add vermicelli and cashew nuts and fry till a pleasant aroma is released and keep aside.
  • Boil milk in a thick-bottomed pan, and add to the roasted vermicelli and cashew nuts.
  • Mix well and simmer for five minutes. Add sugar and continue cooking, stirring continuously.
  • Cook for three to four minutes or till it thickens to the right consistency. Add cashew nuts, cardamom, raisins, dates and nutmeg powder.
  • Stir well and serve as desired – hot, warm or chilled.
  • Add mango pulp when it is warm, either on the top or bottom of the vessel. Here as I am presenting in a glass, I have added it in the bottom and payasam on the top.
  • Enjoy your  Mango, dates & vermicelli payasam/kheer!!

Note – Do not add mango pulp when it is boiling hot. Chances are there to split the milk.

More Kerala recipes:

  1. Paneer cheese balls
  2. Avial Kerala style
  3. Mango mousse
  4. Koon curry Kerala style
  5. Vendakka Mezhukkupuratti
  6. Recipe for coriander chutney
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Payasam is a South Indian culinary term usually used to refer to a creamy pudding, made with vermicelli, milk and sugar as the base ingredients and flavoured with cardamom, raisins and cashew nuts.

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Mango, dates & vermicelli payasam

Mango, dates & vermicelli payasam – Payasam is a South Indian culinary term commonly used to refer to a creamy pudding, made with vermicelli
Course Dessert
Cuisine Indian, kerala cuisine
Keyword mango payasam
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 672kcal
Author Sumith Babu

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Vermicelli
  • 4 cups milk
  • 2 tbsp clarified butter ghee
  • 10 nos cashew nuts
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 tsp green cardamom powder
  • 1/4 tsp nutmeg powder
  • 1/2 cup mango pulp
  • 5 nos dates finely chopped
  • 15 nos raisins

Instructions

  • Heat ghee in a pan, add vermicelli and cashew nuts and fry till a pleasant aroma is released and keep aside.


  • Boil milk in a thick-bottomed pan, and add to the roasted vermicelli and cashew nuts.


  • Mix well and simmer for five minutes. Add sugar and continue cooking, stirring continuously.


  • Cook for three to four minutes or till it thickens to the right consistency. Add cashew nuts, cardamom, raisins, dates and nutmeg powder.


  • Stir well and serve as desired – hot, warm or chilled.


  • Add mango pulp when it is warm, either on the top or bottom of the vessel. Here as I am presenting in a glass, I have added it in the bottom and payasam on the top.


  • Enjoy your  Mango, dates & vermicelli payasam / kheer!!


Nutrition

Calories: 672kcal | Carbohydrates: 120g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 44mg | Sodium: 217mg | Potassium: 386mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 69g | Vitamin A: 1103IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Vitamin E: 1mg | Calcium: 289mg | Iron: 4mg