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Dates Payasam

Dates Payasam is a delicious, creamy dessert made by cooking grind dates in milk & flavoured with nuts. Dates Payasam is a nice alternate to the regular payasam and a treat for date lovers. Dates Payasam Recipe is explained in this post with step by step pictures.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Servings2 people
AuthorSharmilee J

Ingredients

  • 15 dates
  • 2 and 1/2 cups milk boiled
  • 1/4 cup coconut milk
  • 1 tablespoon dates chopped
  • 1 tablespoon cashew and badam chopped
  • a small pinch cardamom powder
  • 1 teaspoon ghee

Instructions

  • Soak dates in 1/2 cup warm milk for 15mins, Set aside.
  • Meanwhile chop the nuts and dates.
  • Heat ghee in a pan – add nuts and dates and fry till crispy. Set aside.
  • Transfer soaked dates to a mixer, add little milk used for soaking and grind it to a semi fine paste.
  • Boil milk and let it cook in sim for 5mins, then add dates paste.
  • Give a quick mix and keep in low flame and cook for 5-7 mins till it becomes slightly thick.
  • Then add ghee roasted dates and nuts mixture, cardamom powder, coconut milk and give a quick stir. Switch off.
  • I reserved few ghee roasted nuts dates mixture to sprinkled while eating….It tasted yum! Serve Dates Payasam chilled / warm!

Notes

  • I wanted to make it sugar free so didn't add sugar and we didn't miss it at all.
  • You can even add a pinch of nutmeg powder for extra flavour.
  • I just grinded dates to a coarse paste, its purely your preference for eating.
  • You can skip coconut milk and add condensed milk for a rich kheer.
  • You can even add chopped banana for a change.
Nutrition Facts
Dates Payasam
Amount Per Serving (150 ml)
Calories 279 Calories from Fat 99
% Daily Value*
Fat 11g17%
Saturated Fat 7g44%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 3g
Cholesterol 7mg2%
Sodium 6mg0%
Potassium 493mg14%
Carbohydrates 47g16%
Fiber 5g21%
Sugar 38g42%
Protein 3g6%
Vitamin A 8IU0%
Vitamin C 1mg1%
Calcium 35mg4%
Iron 2mg11%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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