Shavige Payasa

Ingredients

• 1 Cup Vermicelli/Shavige
• 3 Cups Milk
• 1/2 Cup Sugar
• Handfull of Dry fruits(i used cashews and raisins)
• 1/2 Tsp Cardamom powder
• 2 Tbsp Ghee

Shavige payasa is one of the most common dish made during festivals in South India. Payasa/dessert is a must thing to do during festivals. There are different types of payasa but shavige payasa is one of the easy payasas to make.

Method :

• Add ghee to a pan and heat it. Add cashew pieces and raisins and roast them till they turn brown, remove the dry fruits to a separate bowl and use it later for garnishing.
• Now to the same pan(which is still left with some ghee) add vermicelli/shavige and roast till it turns brown in color.
• Meanwhile heat a heavy bottom pan, add milk and boil it till it reduces to 3/4th of its quantity(about half an hour or so).
• Add roasted shavige/vermicelli to the reduced milk and boil it for some more time, until it gets thick.
• Add sugar to it and cook for 5 more minutes and switch off the flame.
• Transfer it to a serving bowl and garnish with cardamom powder and roasted cashew and raisins which were kept aside.