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    Kerala Paal Payasam Recipe

    Published: Sep 3, 2014 | Last Updated On: May 27, 2022 by Sharmilee J

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    Kerala Paal Payasam is a delicious payasam which takes time and effort.Paal Payasam is made using Kerala Raw rice also called as Unakalari rice. Let us learn Kerala Paal Payasam the traditional way.Kerala Paal Payasam Recipe

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    Kerala Paal Payasam is just like our usual paal payasam but made with unakkalari(kerala raw rice).My friend gave me the recipe last year itself but finding unakkalari wasnt easy, this time finally hubby bought it from Nilgris and I made this payasam yesterday.Usually the speciality of this payasam is that it is served without any garnish as my friend said so. So I just added a fried cashew just for photo sake otherwise we had it as such and it tasted delicious with the full flavour of milk and rice.

    Most of  the onam recipes that I am posting here this year are from my friend Keerthi(hope you remember her in this post).She called from US to give me the recipes and tips, and not to forget about all my silly doubts…… it was almost an hr chat 😉 She guided me throughout….Did I stop with that? Noo I even nagged her through wats app asking about the consistency checks for few recipes….Thank you so much Keerthi!! for patiently going through all my doubts and clearing them too 🙂 Hope I have done justice to your recipe!

    And thanks to my neighbour who introduced me to her mother to give more tips for onam sadya recipes…She only asked me to check unakkalari at Nilgiris and am glad that it was there…Thank you Aasha!!  And I am blessed to have such friends to go that extra mile for me.
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    When I told hubby to buy unakkalari from Nilgiris the first time he forgot the name of it and he didn’t take his mobile too, so he returned back……then the next time when he went he remembered half of the name ‘unakkal’ then a mallu chechi there at Nilgiris helped him with the name and the rice too…thank god. He said he confirmed more than twice with her before buying it as he was not ready to face my questions and doubts 😉 You see I am being extra cautious isnt that good?!

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    Kerala Paal Payasam Recipe

    Kerala Paal Payasam is a delicious payasam which takes time and effort.Paal Payasam is made using Kerala Raw rice also called as Unakalari rice. Let us learn Kerala Paal Payasam the traditional way.
    Prep Time10 minutes mins
    Cook Time30 minutes mins
    Total Time40 minutes mins
    Servings3
    AuthorSharmilee J

    Ingredients

    • 1/2 cup kerala raw rice unakkalari
    • 1 litre full cream milk 4 cups
    • 1/2 cup water
    • 3/4 cup sugar
    • 1/4 teaspoon cardamom powder

    Instructions

    • Take 1/2 cup raw rice , rinse it well and keep aside. I used broken unakkalari
    • Take the raw rice in a pressure cooker, add 2 cups of milk and 1/2 cup water.
    • Add sugar, give a quick mix and keep the pressure cooker and switch on the flame...Keep in medium flame.
    • When the steam starts coming out, put the pressure  cooker weight and cook for 1 whistle. Once pressure releases open and add cardamom powder.
    • Once pressure releases, open and add the remaining 2 cups of milk and simmer in low flame for at least 20mins and cook till it thickens and the payasam is cream and the color is pale pink.
    • Serve Kerala Paal Payasam hot / cold.

    Notes

    • The payasam will thicken after it cools down so switch off accordingly.
    • If the payasam gets thick, you can dilute by adding little milk at the time of serving.
    • If you have tulsi leaves you can add two or three to give an extra flavor.
      I used full cream milk so added 1/2 cup water to cook the rice.Also if milk alone is added its better to keep the rice milk mixture in a vessel then place it inside the cooker so that milk doesn't ooze out.
    • Make sure the milk rice mixture should at the bottom or atleast half of the cooker else it will overflow while cooking.
    • The more time you cook in low flame the payasam gets the flavour of rice and color.
    • You can replace unakkalari with basmati rice or sona masoori rice but traditionally in Kerala they use unakkalari / rose matta rice for paal payasam.
      I got unakkalari broken rice so it got cooked easily.You can use either whole unakkalari rice or just coarse grind it to get it broken.
    • Usually this payasam is just served without any garnish as my friend said so. So I just added a fried cashew just for photo sake otherwise we had it as such and it tasted delicious with the full flavour of milk and rice.
    Nutrition Facts
    Kerala Paal Payasam Recipe
    Amount Per Serving (150 g)
    Calories 494 Calories from Fat 99
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 11g17%
    Saturated Fat 6g38%
    Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
    Monounsaturated Fat 2g
    Cholesterol 41mg14%
    Sodium 135mg6%
    Potassium 632mg18%
    Carbohydrates 86g29%
    Fiber 2g8%
    Sugar 67g74%
    Protein 15g30%
    Vitamin A 562IU11%
    Vitamin C 0.03mg0%
    Calcium 431mg43%
    Iron 1mg6%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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    Kerala Paal Pasayam Recipe Step by Step

    1. Take 1/2 cup raw rice , rinse it well and keep aside. I used broken unakkalari.
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    2. Take the raw rice in a pressure cooker, add 2 cups of milk and 1/2 cup water.How to make kerala paal payasam - Step1Pin
    3. Add sugar, give a quick mix and keep the pressure cooker and switch on the flame…Keep in medium flame, When the steam starts coming out, put the pressure  cooker weight and cook for 1 whistle.Once pressure releases open and add cardamom powder.How to make kerala paal payasam - Step3Pin
    4. Once pressure releases, open and add the remaining 2 cups of milk and simmer in low flame for atleast 20mins and cook till it thickens and the payasam is cream and the color is pale pink.How to make kerala paal payasam - Step4Pin

    Serve hot / cold.
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    Expert Tips

    • The payasam will thicken after it cools down so switch off accordingly.
    • If the payasam gets thick, you can dilute by adding little milk at the time of serving.
    • If you have tulsi leaves you can add two or three to give an extra flavor.
    • I used full cream milk so added 1/2 cup water to cook the rice.Also if milk alone is added its better to keep the rice milk mixture in a vessel then place it inside the cooker so that milk doesn’t ooze out.
    • Make sure the milk rice mixture should at the bottom or atleast half of the cooker else it will overflow while cooking.
    • The more time you cook in low flame the payasam gets the flavour of rice and color.
    • You can replace unakkalari with basmati rice or sona masoori rice but traditionally in Kerala they use unakkalari / rose matta rice for paal payasam.
    • I got unakkalari broken rice so it got cooked easily.You can use either whole unakkalari rice or just coarse grind it to get it broken.
    • Usually this payasam is just served without any garnish as my friend said so. So I just added a fried cashew just for photo sake otherwise we had it as such and it tasted delicious with the full flavour of milk and rice.

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    1. Manjula K

      September 04, 2014 at 1:31 am

      hi shams
      yummmy mouth watering payasam

      Reply
    2. Divya Janarthanan

      September 04, 2014 at 9:20 am

      That's a sumptuous looking payasam! can't wait try it myself.. and super gorgeous clicks
      .. you have a knack for it! 🙂

      Reply
    3. Anita Jeyan

      September 06, 2016 at 4:38 am

      Can we also use condensed milk at the end ?

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      • SHARMILEE J

        September 14, 2016 at 4:08 am

        Traditionally it is not used but if you want you can add for extra flavour

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    4. geetha

      February 13, 2017 at 7:30 pm

      can u pleae tell me at which branch of nilgiris did u get this rice. i am finding it difficult to get it in chennai. Thanking you in advance.

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      • Sharmilee J

        March 01, 2017 at 10:01 pm

        R.S.Puram branch

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        • geetha

          March 03, 2017 at 2:34 pm

          thank u so much.

          Reply
    5. Arun

      January 15, 2019 at 6:51 pm

      Came out very well. Thank you

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