Category: Payasam
Chadhachadhayam / Idichu pizhinja payasam.
Chadhachadhayam or Idichu pizhinja payasam is the most favoured payasam among Keralites. It is also called as thengai paal payasam or Coconut milk kheer. In Malayalam, idichu means pounding and pizhinju means squeezing. In olden days, the scraped coconut was pounded in […]
Paal Payasam
Paal payasam is an exotic dessert made with rice, milk and sugar. It is made on the festival days and offered to God. This kheer should not be too thick. Else it will land up in paal sadham(milk rice) instead of paal […]
Arisi thengai payasam
Arisi thengai payasam is a traditional payasam made in Brahmin houses. It is one of my favourite payasams made at home. Arisi thengai payasam is called as Rice coconut pudding in english. It is made with rice, coconut and jaggery. This is […]
Sweet rice
Sweet rice is the mixture of rice with jaggery syrup and grated coconut with elaichi flavour. The taste and flavour differs from sweet pongal(Chakkarai pongal), and nei payasam. It has its unique taste. This is my grandma’s(mother’s mom) recipe. I learnt this […]
Sakkarai Pongal
Sakkarai pongal is an auspicious neivedhyam made in many perumal(Lord Venkateshwara) temples. It is the main recipe made on the occasion of Thai Pongal. However it is also made at home during many occasions. We can make this recipe with or without […]

Carrot Payasam
Carrot payasam is a new recipe I learnt an year ago. My mom and grandmom makes Carrot milkshake at home for me regularly. It is one of my favourite milkshake. But the carrot payasam is different from the milkshake. I made this […]

Akkaravadisal
Akkaravadisal is an Iyengar recipe, similar to Pongal. It is pressure cooked completely with milk that gives it a rich and creamy texture. Akkaravadisal is prepared on Koodaravalli day – 27th day of Margazhi. In the 27th poem of Koodaraivellum poem of […]

Kadalai paruppu payasam
Kadalai paruppu payasam is made with channa dhal and jaggery. It is very easy to make. This payasam can be made for any festival. INGREDIENTS Channa Dal or kadalai paruppu-3/4 cup Powdered jaggery- 1 cup Cardamom powder- A pinch Milk – 1 […]

Vermicelli kheer/Semiya payasam using condensed milk
Semiya payasam is one of the rare payasams that we make at home. I remember eating it when I was very young probably I must be 10 – 12 yrs old. Though I don’t remember exactly, I would like to share whatever […]
Parippu Pradhaman is a popular Kerala style payasam or kheer made with split moong dal, coconut milk and jaggery. It occupies a space in Kerala Sadhya(feast) menu. Sadhya includes payasam or pradhaman for sure. There are so many types of Pradhaman like […]
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