Aval Payasam

Ingredients:
1 cup Aval/Beaten rice/Rice flakes/Poha
3 cups Milk(whole milk preferable)
1 tbsp Ghee
1 cup Sugar
1/4 tsp Cardamom powder
5-6 whole Cashew
5-6 Raisin

Method:
In a deep bottomed pan heat the ghee and fry the Cashew and Raisin until light brown. Remove from the ghee and keep aside. In the remaining ghee in the pan, add the aval and fry for a few minutes. There is no need for the aval to turn brown. Just well coated with ghee.

Now add the milk to this and bring it to boil. Also add sugar. Keep stirring so that the milk does not boil and flow over.  Reduce the heat and keep cooking until the milk reduces to half of its original content and the aval/poha is cooked. Now sprinkle the cardamom powder and remove from heat.

Garnish with the fried cashew and raisins and serve. This can be eaten hot or chilled.

Note: If you feel the Payasam is too thick you can add milk to it. You can also add more sugar to it to make it sweeter.